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As modern living became chaotic and bewildering, the Victorians looked for order in the universe, an outline that could organize their knowledge of every living thing and maybe at the same time rationalize the meaning of existence.
“For your happy man is a benefactor to his species. Just as one may gather knowledge from the wise, so, by contact with the happy, may one improve one's spirits; a truth deserving of consideration by the middle-aged.”
― The Works of R. Austin Freeman: 28 Novels and Short Stories
― The Works of R. Austin Freeman: 28 Novels and Short Stories
“Have you ever stopped to think how much of the world's disturbance is caused by butlers being able to see through keyholes?”
― Philo Vance 12 Novels Complete Bundle
― Philo Vance 12 Novels Complete Bundle
“We're all servants. Some to our fellow men. Some to our vices.”
― Philo Vance 12 Novels Complete Bundle
― Philo Vance 12 Novels Complete Bundle
“If there is one thing that the average woman detests more than another, it is an entirely reasonable man.”
― The Works of R. Austin Freeman: 28 Novels and Short Stories
― The Works of R. Austin Freeman: 28 Novels and Short Stories
“I can’t say I altogether blame the man (which is doubtless a great relief to his mind).”
― Three Men in a Boat
― Three Men in a Boat
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