Genius without religion is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace; it may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without, while the inhabitant sits in darkness.
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To those who know thee not, no words can paint And those who know thee, know all words are faint.
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One kernel is felt in a hogshead one drop of water helps to swell the ocean a spark of fire help to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.
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Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.
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There are three requisites to the proper enjoyment of earthly blessings a thankful reflection on the goodness of the giver a deep sense of our own unworthiness and a recollection of the uncertainty of our long possessing them. The first will make us grateful the second, humble and the third, moderate.
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