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Sailors ought never to go to church. They ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable
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"Sailors ought never to go to church. They ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable"

- H.G. Wells

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This quote by H. G. Wells is an amusing method of expressing his viewpoint that sailors should not be anticipated to abide by the same ethical standards as the rest of society. He suggests that sailors, who typically live a life of adventure and threat, should not be judged for their behavior and ought to be enabled to live their lives as they please. He recommends that instead of going to church, sailors need to go to hell, which he indicates is a more comfortable and satisfying location for them. This quote is a pointer that everybody should be permitted to live their lives as they pick, without judgement from others. It likewise functions as a pointer that sailors need to not be held to the exact same moral standards as the rest of society, as they frequently live a life of experience and danger.

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H.G. Wells This quote is written / told by H.G. Wells between September 21, 1866 and August 13, 1946. He was a famous Author from England. The author also have 40 other quotes.

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