Many great men seem to have a suit of armour in the form of coldness, brusqueness, or rudeness, which they put on to meet the stranger, but which, when laid aside, reveals simple, charming, and often boyish manners.
This quote discusses how some prominent figures may hide their true warmth behind a facade of coldness.
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This is the spirit in which I have determined for myself to come up to this great question, and to pass through it.
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