"Every man has at times in his mind the ideal of what he should be, but is not. This ideal may be high and complete, or it may be quite low and insufficient; yet in all men that really seek to improve, it is better than the actual character. * * * Man never falls so low that he can see nothing higher than himself."
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Theodore Parker, Critical and Miscellaneous Writings, Essay I, A Lesson for the Day.
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