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In any or all of these ways a man may critcize his own conduct; and it is essential to remark that it is not mere idle praise ot blame such as writers who are not of the wisest often distribute among the personages of history.
No indeed!
It is approval or diapproval of the only respectable kind, that which will bear fruit in the future.
Whether the man is satisfied with himself or dissatisfied, his nature will absorb the lesson like a sponge; and the next time it will tend to do better than he did before.

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In any or all of these ways a man may critcize his own conduct; and it is essential to remark that it is not mere idle praise ot blame such as writers who are not of the wisest often distribute among the personages of history.
No indeed!
It is approval or diapproval of the only respectable kind, that which will bear fruit in the future.
Whether the man is satisfied with himself or dissatisfied, his nature will absorb the lesson like a sponge; and the next time it will tend to do better than he did before.