It is a principle of our nature that feelings once excited turn readily from the object by which they are excited to some other object which may for the time being take possession of the mind.
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Mr. Lincoln's elevation shows that in America every station in life may be honorable; that there is no barrier against the humblest; but that merit, wherever it exists, has the opportunity to be known.Matthew Simpson
It is my title to a place in heaven and there, when earth shall have passed and its events shall have closed, I shall have a home forever.
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If, then, faith widens the connections, it elevates the man.
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Man wants to be reconciled to God; wants to know that the past is forgiven.
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Another principle is, the deepest affections of our hearts gather around some human form in which are incarnated the living thoughts and ideas of the passing age.
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If we look at the realm of knowledge, how exceedingly small and limited is that part acquired through our own senses; how wide is that we gain from other sources.
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