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It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say he is one who never inflicts pain.
The Idea of a University (1873), Discourse VIII, pt. 10.
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In a higher world it is otherwise; but here below to live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (1845), Chapter 1, Section 1, p. 39
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It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say he is one who never inflicts pain.