“People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you… — Jerome K. Jerome

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People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy and contented; but a full stomach does the business quite as well, and is cheaper, and more easily obtained.

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From Three Men in a Boat (1889)

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