"The fear of hell, the punishment of sin,……" — Joyce Cary
"The fear of hell, the punishment of sin, how the modern parent revolts from such teaching. Yet I will assert that far from doing us children harm, it was a sure foundation to the world of our confidence, a master girder in our palace of delight."
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Joyce Cary
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48 Quotes by Joyce Cary
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I look upon life as a gift from God. I did nothing to earn it. Now that the time is…
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Love doesn't grow on trees like apples in Eden - it's something you have to make. And you must use…
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It is sometimes said that toleration should be refused to the intolerant. In practice this would destroy it... The only…
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A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth rather than arguments.
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I write the big scenes first, that is, the scenes that carry the meaning of the book, the emotional experience.
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God is a character, a real and consistent being, or He is nothing. If God did a miracle He would…
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Reality is a narrow little house which becomes a prison to those who can't get out of it.
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The most effective teacher will always be biased, for the chief force in teaching is confidence and enthusiasm.
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Plantie is a very strong Protestant, that is to say, he's against all churches, especially the Protestant: and he thinks…
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I had from childhood not only the experience of love and truth common to all family life, but the idea…
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It is the tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know - and the less a…
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A perfect God is the creation of a conceited man
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