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Charles Kingsley

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Charles Kingsley was a priest of the Church of England, a university professor, historian, poet and novelist. He is particularly associated with the West Country and northeast Hampshire. He was a friend and correspondent with Charles Darwin.


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Quote Left We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about. Quote Right
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Quote Left The world goes up and the world goes down, the sunshine follows the rain; and yesterday's sneer and yesterday's frown can never come over again. Quote Right
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Quote Left We have used the Bible as if it was a mere special constable's handbook, an opium dose for keeping beasts of burden patient while they are bei... Quote Right
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Quote Left The world goes up and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer and yesterday's frown Can never come over again. Quote Right
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Quote Left We ought to reverence books; to look on them as useful and mighty things. If they are good and true, whether they are about religion, politics, farming, trade, law, or medicine, they are the message of Christ, the maker of all things -- the teacher of all truth. Quote Right
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