One always tends to overpraise a long book because one has got through it. Discuss
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Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -Halas, George
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -Halas, George
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"A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride." – C.S. Lewis
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He that dies pays all his debts. -Shakespeare, William
He that dies pays all his debts. -Shakespeare, William
"The older generation are leading this country to galloping ruin!" – John Lennon
“The older generation are leading this country to galloping ruin!” – John Lennon