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I daresay it seems foolish; perhaps all our earthly trials will…
Quote byElizabeth Gaskell · 1810–1865
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Wives and Daughters, ch. 11.
English (original)
I daresay it seems foolish; perhaps all our earthly trials will appear foolish to us after a while; perhaps they seem so now to angels. But we are ourselves, you know, and this is now, not some time to come, a long, long way off. And we are not angels, to be comforted by seeing the ends for which everything is sent.
— Elizabeth Gaskell
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