Such is the imperfect nature of man! such spots are there on the disc …

Charlotte Bronte
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Such is the imperfect nature of man! such spots are there on the disc of the clearest planet; and eyes like Miss Scatcherd's can only see those minute defects, and are blind to the full brightness of the orb. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2013). Jane Eyre, p.88, Simon and Schuster
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Such is the imperfect nature of man! such spots are there on the disc of the clearest planet; and eyes like Miss Scatcherd's can only see those minute defects, and are blind to the full brightness of the orb. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2013). Jane Eyre, p.88, Simon and Schuster

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