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“If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he next comes to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination.”

Quote by Thomas de Quincey

Book:The Confessions of an English Opium Eater/The Daughter of Lebanon

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The Confessions of an English Opium Eater/The Daughter of Lebanon

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Thomas de Quincey

Thomas de Quincey was an English essayist and critic, renowned for his personal experiences and philosophical reflections on opium. His work 'On the Use and Abuse of Opium' is one of the most famous autobiographical essays of the 19th century and has had a profound impact on literature and psychology. more

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