Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation:…

Charlotte Bronte
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Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour ... If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth? ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2009). Jane Eyre: Easyread Edition, p.149, ReadHowYouWant.com
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