Well, you can fairly claim the day hasn't been wasted, ' owned Cadfael generously, 'if something's been learned.

Ellis Peters
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  1. Truth is a hard master, and costly to serve, but it simplifies all problems.

  2. Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case.

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  4. God, nevertheless, required a little help from men, and what he mostly got was hindrance.

  5. Once, I remember, Father Abbot said that our purpose is justice, and with God lies the privilege of mercy. But even God, when he intends mercy, needs tools to his hand.

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