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Robert Payne was a British novelist known for his profound insights into historical and mystical themes. His works often blend historical backgrounds with supernatural elements, enjoying great popularity among readers.

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“The books of men have their day and grow obsolete. God's word is like Himself, the same yesterday, to-day, and forever.”

Men Book Grows Forever Yesterday Obsolete

Author:Robert Payne

“Sometimes societies die and putrefy long before they are pronounced dead, and sometimes men die of corruption long before they have taken to their deathbeds.”

Men Long Sometimes Dies Taken Corruption Deathbed

Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

“At the heart of the mystery of corruption lies the desire of one man to impose his will on others to the largest possible extent.”

Men Heart Lying Desire Mystery Corruption One Man

Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

“The corrupt man is nearly always rootless, deeply aware of his rootlessness.”

Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

“Uncorrupted man, with God's blessing, advances across the fields of the universe as though he were walking down a country lane.”

Men Country Universe Fields Walking Blessing Lanes

Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

“Throughout the history of Christianity, there had been a core of belief that man was not doomed to be everlastingly corrupt.”

Men Belief Christianity Core Doomed

Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

“Corrupt men are always liars. Lies are their instruments, their pleasure, their solace. In time they come to believe their lies, or rather to half-believe them.”

Men Believe Lying Pleasure Half Instruments Liars Solace

Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

“The game of power is played remorselessly by men who have not the slightest knowledge of, or interest in, the way ordinary people live, and the ordinary people are too terrified to protest.”

People Men Way Games Interest Ordinary Protest Terrified Ordinary People

Author:Robert Payne

About the Author

Born: December 4, 1911
Died: March 3, 1983
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 28

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