Word: paradox
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Dates: during 1881-1881
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...done. Volition is developed in him to a very high degree. Precedents do not influence him; instructions and regulations do not find him - and yet he is not erratic. He is conceited - but his conceit is not vanity. He has assurance - which seldom degenerates into impudence. He is a paradox, - a man who has no distinctive characteristics, but is nevertheless entirely "sui generis...