Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretences.
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You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass. A touch here, a push there, and you bring back the reign of Saturn.John Buchan
The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things.
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An atheist is a man without any invisible means of support.
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.
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Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.
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He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.
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