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James Martineau Quote
“Human character is never found "to enter into its glory," except through the ordeal of affliction. Its force cannot come forth without the offer of resistance, nor can the grandeur of its free will declare itself, except in the battle of fierce temptation.”
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Source: Three Thousand Selected Quotations from Brilliant Writers — Wikisource
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