He's not a god to place his trust in rotting man;
he knows men well, they can't hold out, they fret and fall.
 Nikos Kazantzakis, The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel (1938). copy citation

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Author Nikos Kazantzakis
Source The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel
Topic trust rot
Date 1938
Language English
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Note Translated by Kimon Friar
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