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Every time a man expects, as he says, his money to work for him, he is expecting other people to work for him.
Dorothy L. Sayers
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Dorothy L. Sayers
Age: 64 †
Born: 1893
Born: June 13
Died: 1957
Died: December 17
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That there is a secret itself is a secret.
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If men will not understand the meaning of judgement, they will never come to understand the meaning of grace.
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That you cannot have Christian principles without Christ is becoming increasingly clear, because their validity as principles depends on Christ's authority.
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The only Christian work is good work, well done
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Those who make some other person their job... are dangerous.
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It's not the innocent young things that need gentle handling--it's the ones that have been frightened and hurt.
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