Quote#World
The world is full of warfare 'twixt the evil and the good
Quote byHenry van Dyke · 1852–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Another Chance..
English (original)
The world is full of warfare 'twixt the evil and the good; I watched the battle from afar as one who understood The shouting and confusion, the bloody, blundering fight— How few there are that see it clear, how few that wage it right!
— Henry van Dyke
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