For how can a man stand, unless he have something sure under his feet.…

D. H. Lawrence
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For how can a man stand, unless he have something sure under his feet. Can a man tread the unstable water all his life, and call that standing? Better give in and drown at once. ✨ D. H. Lawrence (2008). The Rainbow, p.172, OUP Oxford
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For how can a man stand, unless he have something sure under his feet. Can a man tread the unstable water all his life, and call that standing? Better give in and drown at once. ✨ D. H. Lawrence (2008). The Rainbow, p.172, OUP Oxford

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