In each of us, two natures are at war – the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, and one of them must conquer. But in our own hands lies the power to choose – what we want most to be, we are.
– In devoting yourself to others, Jekyll, aren't you neglecting the development of your own life?
– Isn't by serving others than one develops oneself, Sir George?
– Which self? A man has two – as he has two hands. Because I use my right hand, should I never use my left?
A man cannot destroy the savage in him by denying its impulses. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yeld to it.
With your youth, you should live – as I have lived. I have my memories. What will you have at my age?
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