We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
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It is to me a most affecting thing to hear myself prayed for, in particular as I do every day in the week, and disposes me to bear with more composure, some disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.
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The habits of a vigorous mind are born in contending with difficulties.
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