True Manliness
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By Thomas Hughes 3 Dec, 2019
"Manliness and manfulness" are synonymous, but they embrace more than we ordinarily mean by the word "courage;" for instance, tenderness and thoughtfulness for others. They include that courage which lies at the root of all manliness but is, in fact, ... Read more
"Manliness and manfulness" are synonymous, but they embrace more than we ordinarily mean by the word "courage;" for instance, tenderness and thoughtfulness for others. They include that courage which lies at the root of all manliness but is, in fact, only its lowest or rudest form. Indeed, we must admit that it is not exclusively a human quality at all, but one which we share with other animals, and which some of them-for instance the bulldog and weasel-exhibit with a certainty and a thoroughness, which is very rare amongst mankind. Less
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Thomas Hughes QC was an English lawyer, judge, politician, and author. He is most famous for his novel Tom Brown's School Days, a semi-autobiographical work set at Rugby School, which Hughes had atten...
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