"For a good man to realize that it is better to be whole than to be good is to enter on a strait and narrow path compared to which his previous rectitude was flowery license."
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As quoted in Centering (1989) by M. C. Richards
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John Middleton Murry
John Middleton Murry (6 August 1889 – 12 March 1957) was an English writer and critic. He was prolific, producing more than 60 books and thousands of essays and reviews on literature, social issues, politics, and religion during his lifetime.
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