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When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or because he cares no more for the game, the virtue passes out of him.
Charles Horton Cooley
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"When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or because he cares no more for the game, the virtue passes out of him."
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When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or because he cares no more for the game, the virtue passes out of him. — Charles Horton Cooley

About Charles Horton Cooley

Charles Horton Cooley was a Sociologist from United States (1864–1929).

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This quote is attributed to Charles Horton Cooley, a Sociologist from United States.
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Charles Horton Cooley lived from 1864 – 1929.