“ It takes a man with guts to kneel down and admit his worthlessness when all the world is jeering at him! ”
Sinclair Lewis, Elmer Gantry (1927). copy citation
| Author | Sinclair Lewis |
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| Source | Elmer Gantry |
| Topic | guts world |
| Date | 1927 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0300851h.html |
Context
“Judson Roberts swaggered across from the bed, stood with his hand on Elmer's shoulder. "They all say it, Hell-cat! You see it takes a sure-enough dyed-in-the-wool brave man to be big enough to give Jesus a shot at him, and admit he's licked when he tries to fight God! It takes a man with guts to kneel down and admit his worthlessness when all the world is jeering at him! And you haven't got that kind of courage, Elmer. Oh, you think you're such a big cuss--"
Old Jud swung him around; Old Jud's hand was crushing his shoulder. "You think you're too husky, too good, to associate with the poor little sniveling gospel-mongers, don't you!”
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