Human anger is a higher thing than what is called divine discontent. F…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Human anger is a higher thing than what is called divine discontent. For you must be angry with something; but you can be discontented with everything.
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Human anger is a higher thing than what is called divine discontent. For you must be angry with something; but you can be discontented with everything.

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