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It is the natural fault of young people to think too well of mankind [...].

— Georg Forster A Voyage Round the World (1777)

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A man wholly destitute of philanthropy is a monster, justly detested by all mankind; but another, entirely incapable of anger, is a sheepish wretch, liable to be insulted by every mean-spirited villain.

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It is very natural to overlook that which is near home, and as it were within our reach, especially when the mind looks forward, on discoveries which it reckons more important, in proportion as they are more remote.

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[...] each vulgar opinion, proved to be erroneous, is an approximation to truth [...].

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