Who said “Between what matters and what seems to matter, how should the world we know judge wisely?”?

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E. C. Bentley. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceTrent's Last Case (1912), Chapter I: "Bad News"

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“Between what matters and what seems to matter, how should the world we know judge wisely?”
— E. C. Bentley
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Bentley, E. C. (n.d.). Between what matters and what seems to matter, how should the world we know judge wisely? [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31228-between-what-matters-and-what-seems-to-matter/

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Bentley, E. C. “Between what matters and what seems to matter, how should the world we know judge wisely?” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31228-between-what-matters-and-what-seems-to-matter/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Bentley, E. C. “Between what matters and what seems to matter, how should the world we know judge wisely?” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31228-between-what-matters-and-what-seems-to-matter/.

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