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Restraint, soberness, the matured thought, the unselfish act, they are...
Author:
H.G. Wells
Book:
The Sleeper Awakes
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Published at:
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Restraint, soberness, the matured thought, the unselfish act, they are necessities of the barbarous state, the life of dangers. Dourness is man's tribute to unconquered nature.
( H.G. Wells )
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