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The Burning Land Quotes

Folk tell their children that success lies in working hard and being thrifty, but that is as much nonsense as supposing that a badger, a fox, and a wolf could build a church. The way to wealth is to become a Christian bishop or a monastery’s abbot and thus be imbued with heaven’s permission to lie, cheat, and steal your way to luxury.

Source:Part I: The Warlord
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  • Book: The Burning Land
  • Writer: Bernard Cornwell
  • Genre: Historical Fiction
  • Published: 2009
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