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Phineas Redux

CHAPTER IX
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There is nothing so prejudicial to a cause as temper.

This man is declared to be unfit for any position of note, because he always shows temper.

Anything can be done with another man,--he can be made to fit almost any hole,--because he has his temper under command.

It may, indeed, be assumed that a man who loses his temper while he is speaking is endeavouring to speak the truth such as he believes it to be, and again it may be assumed that a man who speaks constantly without losing his temper is not always entitled to the same implicit faith.
Whether or not this be a reason the more for preferring the calm and tranquil man may be doubted; but the calm and tranquil man is preferred for public services.

We want practical results rather than truth.


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