Behold the sons of men. who sin. whose hearts are divine! In selfishness they heap misery on one another; yet for love they die. (...) Scatter gold among them, and they are beasts; show them God, and they are sons of God. (Olaf Stapledon)

Behold the sons of men. who sin. whose hearts are divine! In selfishness they heap misery on one another; yet for love they die. (...) Scatter gold among them, and they are beasts; show them God, and they are sons of God.

Olaf Stapledon

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