What do you think it is that makes a man" I started on the Definition. He cut me of after five words." It is not! " he said. "A wax figure could have all that, and he'd still be a wax figure, wouldn't he?" .."Well, then, what makes a man a man is something inside him."" A soul?" I suggested." No.. souls are just counters for churches to collect, all the same value, like nails. No, what makes man man is mind; it's not a thing, it's a quality, and minds aren't all the same value; they're better or worse, and the better they are, the more they mean. John Wyndham
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The idea that a person’s character can be measured by the actions of their mind. In other words, a person’s character is how they behave, not what they believe in. This concept can be applied to many aspects of life, but it is especially important for those who wish to distinguish themselves from others. If a person’s actions are this way or that, then they are one thing or another, but if their actions are above and beyond what others do, then they are something else entirely.

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