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The Malady of the Century

CHAPTER VII
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One need hardly go out of oneself to do this.

One can influence things remote without disturbing oneself.

Just think of the magnet; it is an immense source of influence, called example.

It sets an astonishing example without moving out of itself--an example which cannot be overlooked, and powerfully affects the imagination." "One illustration for another," said Schrotter, who had shown his interest in the conversation by nodding his head now and then.

"You wish man to play the part of a magnet; that is not enough, I want him to play the part of a cogwheel.


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