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The conscience of every man recognizes courage as the foundation of manliness, and manliness as the perfection of human character.

— Thomas Hughes

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There's always a voice saying the right thing to you somewhere, if you'll only listen for it.

Tom Brown at Oxford (1861)

Heaven, they say, protects children, sailors, and drunken men; and whatever answers to Heaven in the academical system protects freshmen.

Tom Brown at Oxford (1861)

Young men are pretty much like a drove of sheep; any one who takes a decided line on certain matters, is sure to lead all the rest.

Tom Brown at Oxford (1861)

Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every Englishman's education.

The true charm of cricket and hunting is that they are still more or less sociable and universal—there's a place for every man who will come and take his part.

Tom Brown's School Days (1857)

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