By degrees they fall off from the various superstitions that are among them, and grow up to that one religion that is the best and most in request
Category: Social Criticism
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Young Jerry relieved his father with dutiful interest, and reported No job in his absence. The bank closed, the ancient clerks came out, the usual watch was set, and Mr. Cruncher and his son went home to tea.
The Little Prince by Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupery
“Goodbye,” said the fox. “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”