Henry Ward Beecher: A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than…
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself, and a mean man by one which is lower'than himself.
In today’s wordsA noble person measures himself against an ideal higher than himself, and a petty one against something lower.
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