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‘Self’ (pub. 05.09.15-18:01). Quote in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-definition-and-classification.
Term: 
Self
Quote: 

When I speak of a man’s Real Self, or True Nature, I mean the Very Springs of Action in him, which means how he would act, not when in haste, but after due consideration; and by “due consideration,” I mean such deliberation as shall give him time to develop, to grow up to his proper Manhood, which many a man never does actually attain in this world, scarce any of us fully.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1910). On Definition and Classification. MS [R] 649.
References: 
MS [R] 649:26-7
Date of Quote: 
1910
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