Character - a reserved force which acts directly by presence, and without means.
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Hast thou named all the birds without a gun.
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The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops, but the kind of man that the country turns out.
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When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook and rustle of the corn.
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Life is short, but there is always time for courtesy.
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The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of the rower kneeling with the stroke of his oar, are true prayers heard throughout nature.
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