Pickwick) would not deny that he was influenced by human passions and human feelings (cheers)⁠—possibly by human weaknesses (loud cries of ‘No’); but this he would say, that if ever the fire of self-importance broke out in his bosom, the desire to benefit the human race in preference effectually quenched it. The praise of mankind was his swing; philanthropy was his insurance office. (Vehement cheering.) He had felt some pride⁠—he acknowledged it freely, and let his enemies make the most of it⁠—he had felt some pride when he presented his Tittlebatian Theory to the world; it might be celebrated or it might not.