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Don't you believe people when they tell you that people sought for a…

Quote byG. K. Chesterton · 1874–1936

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904), Book III, Chapter III: "The Experiment of Mr. Buck".

English (original)

Don't you believe people when they tell you that people sought for a sign, and believed in miracles because they were ignorant. They did it because they were wise, filthily, vilely wise—too wise to eat or sleep or put on their boots with patience.

— G. K. Chesterton

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