Quote#Self
For to be discontented with the divine discontent, and to be ashamed…
Quote byCharles Kingsley · 1819–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Health and Education, The Science of Health (1874)..
English (original)
For to be discontented with the divine discontent, and to be ashamed with the noble shame, is the very germ and first upgrowth of all virtue.
— Charles Kingsley
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