| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 28298 |
| QUOTATION: | The Englishman’s strong point is his vigorous insularity; that of the American his power of adaptation. Each of these attitudes has its perils. The Englishman stands firmly on his feet, but he who merely does this never advances. The American’s disposition is to step forward even at the risk of a fall. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823–1911), U.S. clergyman, author. Carlyle’s Laugh and Other Surprises, Houghton Mifflin (1909). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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