Often in this our life do we begin by cursing men and end b… - Neville Cardus

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Often in this our life do we begin by cursing men and end by loving them. A sense of the common fallibility of all flesh makes us kin. No man is lovable who is invincible.

Neville Cardus

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Sir Neville Cardus (2 April 1889 – 28 February 1975) was a celebrated British journalist. He was a music and cricket writer for the Manchester Guardian.

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Alternative Names: John Frederick Neville Cardus • Sir John Frederick Neville Cardus

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