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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von （1749-1832）, German author.
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mistrusted, had no faith in his own powers.
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Ach, ah, an exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance. Here, it is used to express the ease with which the enterprise can be carried out.
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anecdote, a particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment.
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“tapering-off,” stopping gradually; ceasing little by little.
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a sharp period, an abrupt, intense, period of suffering.
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inanition, want of fullness; emptiness; exhaustion from lack of food;fasting.
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“One must first learn … ,” from J. Bahnsen Beitrage zu Characterologie , Vol. I, p.209.
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the straight and narrow path, the path which conforms to justice and rectitude, with special reference to some peril or misfortune.
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“to make oneself over again,” to reform, to change for the better.
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resolve, resolution, determination.
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for a fresh run . He must make the preliminary run again because he was timid and stopped before making the leap and therefore wasted the previous run.
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habituate, make habitual, make into a habit.
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motor effects, physical movements; consciousness of action.
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fulcrum, the support, as a wedge-shaped piece or a hinge, about which a lever turns.
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to press against, to stand on.
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With mere good intentions, hell is proverbially paved. Possession of a determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing, yet never acting upon it, is but to prepare the way for misery, anguish, turmoil, or wickedness.
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J. S. Mill, John Stuart （1806-1873）, English philosopher and political economist.
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“grows,” develops, becomes larger and fuller.
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evaporates, disappears, does not come to fruit.
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discharge, relief of load; unloading.
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nerveless, destitute of strength or courage; without nerves; lacking vigor; powerless; weak; inert.
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weltering sea of sensibility and emotion . A weltering sea is one which rises and falls tumultuously; rocks and tosses; hence, restless, boundless space or extent of one’s feeling or consciousness.
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Rousseau, Jean Jacques （1712-1778）, French philosopher and author. He advocated going back to nature; he proposed that parents should nurture their own children.
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foundling hospital, an institution for infants found after their parents have deserted or exposed them.
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