The human and fallible should not arrogate a power with which the divi…

Charlotte Bronte
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The human and fallible should not arrogate a power with which the divine and perfect alone can be safely intrusted. ✨ Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), p.116, Penguin
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