A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commo…

Samuel Butler
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A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy. ✨ Samuel Butler (2016). The Way of All Flesh, p.75, Samuel Butler
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A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy. ✨ Samuel Butler (2016). The Way of All Flesh, p.75, Samuel Butler

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