The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself.
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The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
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I'm tied of hearing about temperance instead of abstinence, in order to please the cocktail crowd in church congregations.
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If we don't come apart we will come apart.
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