Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man.
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The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible.Hugh Blair
Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner.
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The self-conceit of the young is the great source of those dangers to which they are exposed.
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What ever purifies the heart also fortifies it.
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Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties.
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Worry not about the possible troubles of the future for if they come, you are but anticipating and adding to their weight and if they do not come, your worry is useless and in either case it is weak and in vain, and a distrust of God's providence.
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