Quote#Nature
The softness, and the glare, and the temptations, and the licence,…
Quote byHenry Edward Manning · 1808–1892
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Towards Evening: Extracts from the Writings of Cardinal Manning, compiled by A. M. W. (London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1889), p. 144..
English (original)
The softness, and the glare, and the temptations, and the licence, and the lax examples about us, are more seducing and dangerous than the winter of penal laws. They hardened the manhood of Catholic parents. The summer sun relaxes many.
— Henry Edward Manning
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