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There are no grounds for supposing that one can live a life without pain and sadness, but is it wrong to believe that somehow, somewhere, this is possible?
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Where life is fully and consciously lived in our own neighborhood, we are cushioned a little from the impact of great far-off events which should be of only marginal concern to us.
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Goodness often blossoms like roses on very rickety trellis-work, and beauty can grow out of nonsense.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Hubert Butler
Born:
October 2, 1900
Died:
January 5, 1991
(aged 90)
Bio:
Hubert Marshal Butler was an Irish essayist who wrote on a wide range of topics, from local history and archaeology to the political and religious affairs of eastern Europe before and during World War II.
Known for:
The children of Drancy (1988)
The Eggman and the Fairies
Grandmother and Wolfe Tone (1990)
The Invader Wore Slippers: European Essays
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