# Quote — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Uncle Silas

> "The world," he resumed after a short pause, "has no faith in any man's conversion; it never forgets what he was, it never believes him anything better, it is an inexorable and stupid judge."

- Author: [Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu](https://www.leafyquotes.com/joseph-sheridan-le-fanu.md)
- Book: [Uncle Silas](https://www.leafyquotes.com/joseph-sheridan-le-fanu/uncle-silas.md)
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