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The most essential point is lowliness.


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A general rule for the good use of time is to accustom oneself to live in a continual dependence on the Spirit of God.



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All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.



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The more you say, the less people remember.



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The greatest of all crosses is self. If we die in part every day, we shall have but little to do on the last. These little daily deaths will destroy the power of the final dying.



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Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer.



Let gratitude for the past inspire us with trust for the future.

Let gratitude for the past inspire us with trust for the future.



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How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.





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