He had formed in his own mind a standard of education far beyond that which can be completed, even by the most faithful application, within the ordinary rounds of school and college--an education in which every man must be mainly his own master.
Hoar discusses the high standards of education that he believes individuals should strive for beyond formal schooling.
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