It is one of the triumphs of the human that he can know a thing and st…

John Steinbeck
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It is one of the triumphs of the human that he can know a thing and still not believe it. ✨ John Steinbeck (1952). East of Eden
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Well, every little boy thinks he invented sin. Virtue we think we learn, because we are told about it. But sin is our own designing. ✨ John Steinbeck (2001). Novels, 1942-1952
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It is one of the triumphs of the human that he can know a thing and still not believe it. ✨ John Steinbeck (1952). East of Eden

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