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Quote by H.M. Tomlinson
Light comes to us unexpectedly and obliquely. Perhaps it amuses th

Light comes to us unexpectedly and obliquely. Perhaps it amuses the gods to try us. They want to see whether we are asleep. – H.M. Tomlinson

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Most of us, I suppose, are a little nervous of the sea. No matter what its smiles may be, we doubt its friendship. – H.M. Tomlinson

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A sensible man will remember that the eyes may be confused in two ways – by a change from light to darkness or from darkness to light; and he will recognize that the same thing happens to the soul. – Plato

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