The first attribute that characterizes the greater man from the mo

The first attribute that characterizes the greater man from the moron is his thicker layer of inhibition. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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There is no allurement or enticement, actual or imaginary, which a well-disciplined mind may not surmount. The wish to resist more than half accomplishes the object. – Charlotte Dacre, The Passions, 1811

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If we resist our passions, it is more because of their weakness than because of our strength. – François VI de la Rochefoucault

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