...The happy Warrior... is he... who, with a natural instinct to discern what knowledge can perform, is diligent to learn; abides by this resolve, and stops not there, but makes his moral being his prime care.

William Wordsworth
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"Those, who have a natural instinct to discern what knowledge can perform, are diligent to learn. Abides by this resolve, and stops not there, but makes his moral being his prime care."

Source: Character Of The Happy Warrior

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