Sigrid UndsetGod grant ... that he may learn to understand in time, that whoso is minded to do as he himself wills will soon enough see the day when he will find he has done that which he had never willed.
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Shakespeare: "God grant ... that he may learn to understand in time, that whoso is minded to do as he himself wills will soon enough see the day when he will find he has done that which he had never willed." A quote by Shakespeare regarding the power of conscience and the importance of knowing one's motives.
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