“ we are beyond ridicule; we see with nobody’s eyes, we hear with nobody’s ears, we feel with nobody’s hearts, but our own. ”
Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone (1868). copy citation
| Author | Wilkie Collins |
|---|---|
| Source | The Moonstone |
| Topic | ridicule heart |
| Date | 1868 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/155/155-h/155-h.htm |
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“riots may be the consequence of a mission; wars may be the consequence of a mission: we go on with our work, irrespective of every human consideration which moves the world outside us. We are above reason; we are beyond ridicule; we see with nobody’s eyes, we hear with nobody’s ears, we feel with nobody’s hearts, but our own. Glorious, glorious privilege! And how is it earned? Ah, my friends, you may spare yourselves the useless inquiry! We are the only people who can earn it—for we are the only people who are always right.”
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