Character, p. 14.
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The universal line of distinction between the strong and the weak is, that one persists; the other hesitates, falters, trifles, and at last collapses or "caves in."
— Edwin Percy Whipple
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Source: Wikiquote: "Edwin Percy Whipple" (Quotes, Character and Characteristic Men (1866): Character and Characteristic Men, (Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1866))
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About Edwin Percy Whipple
Edwin Percy Whipple (March 8, 1819 – June 16, 1886) was a literary critic and essayist from Massachusetts.
About Edwin Percy Whipple
Edwin Percy Whipple (March 8, 1819 – June 16, 1886) was a literary critic and essayist from Massachusetts.
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