Arthur M. Jolly Quotes

Don’t be afraid, my Lord. My father always says that fear is the devil’s hairbrush, although no one knows quite what he means by it.

Arthur M. Jolly

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• Don’t be afraid, my Lord. My father always says that fear is the devil’s hairbrush, although no one knows quite what he means by it.

  

  Arthur M. Jolly
  • Fear
  • Devil
  • Afraid