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James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley, Chapter 8: arrival in New York. (search)
was impossible for him to work, as all his time was wasted in repairing damages. At length, he turned round and said, without the slightest ill-humor, arid in a supplicating tone, Now, boys, don't. I want to work. Please, now, let me alone. The boys came out of their places of concealment into the light of the candle, and troubled him no more. Thus, it appears, that every man can best defend himself with the weapon that nature has provided him—whether it be fists or forgiveness. Little Jane Eyre was of opinion, that when anybody has struck another, he should himself be struck; very hard, says Jane, so hard, that he will be afraid ever to strike anybody again. On the contrary, thought Horace Greeley, when any one has wantonly or unjustly struck another, he should be so severely forgiven, and made so thoroughly ashamed of himself, that he will ever after shrink from striking a wanton or an unjust blow. Sound maxims, both; the first, for Jane, the second, for Horace. His goo