"Oh!" said Fleur, "I do wish you'd both drop that. Nobody will
have anything to say to it. You might as well ask the people of
to-day to live like St. Francis d'Assisi."
"My dear young lady, suppose St. Francis d'Assisi had said
that, we shouldn't be hearing to-day of St. Francis."
"Well, what real effect has he had? He's just a curiosity. All
those great spiritual figures are curiosities. Look at Tolstoi
now, or Christ, for that matter!"
John Galsworthy - The Swan Song (3rd volume of A Modern Trilogy)
have anything to say to it. You might as well ask the people of
to-day to live like St. Francis d'Assisi."
"My dear young lady, suppose St. Francis d'Assisi had said
that, we shouldn't be hearing to-day of St. Francis."
"Well, what real effect has he had? He's just a curiosity. All
those great spiritual figures are curiosities. Look at Tolstoi
now, or Christ, for that matter!"
John Galsworthy - The Swan Song (3rd volume of A Modern Trilogy)
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