J. R. R. Tolkien quote: [But] I fear that in the individual lives of all but a few, the balance is in debit - we ...

[But] I fear that in the individual lives of all but a few, the balance is in debit - we do so little that is positive good, even if we negatively avoid what is actively evil.

~ J. R. R. Tolkien ~

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[But] I fear that in the individual lives of all but a few, the balance is in debit - we do so littl...

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