Virtue does not truly reward her votary if she leaves him sad and half doubtful whether it would not have been better to serve vice.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS
George William Curtis on doubt
George William Curtis39 quotes“Virtue does not truly reward her votary if she leaves him sad and half doubtful whether it would not have been better to serve vice.”
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