For the dueler, what other people think of him will be the only factor in settling what he may think of himself. He cannot continue to be acceptable in his own eyes when those around him find him evil or dishonorable, a coward or a failure, a fool or an effeminate. #AlaindeBotton

- July 12, 2025

For the dueler, what other people think of him will be the only factor in settling what he may think of himself. He cannot continue to be acceptable in his own eyes when those around him find him evil or dishonorable, a coward or a failure, a fool or an effeminate. #AlaindeBotton
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For the dueler, what other people think of him will be the only factor in settling what he may think of himself. He cannot continue to be acceptable in his own eyes when those around him find him evil or dishonorable, a coward or a failure, a fool or an effeminate. #AlaindeBotton

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