"One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire."
"A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself."
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Source: John Foster (1826). “Essays, in a Series of Letters, on the Following Subjects: On Man's Writing Memoirs of Himself. On Decision of Character. On the Application of the Epithet Romantic. On Some of the Causes by which Evangelical Religion Has Been Rendered Less Acceptable to Persons of Cultivated Taste”, p.67
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