The doctrine of the utter vanity of life is a doctrine of despair, and life is hope.
John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”
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The doctrine of the utter vanity of life is a doctrine of despair, and life is hope.