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In the early ages men ruled by strength; now they rule by brain, and so long as there is only one man in the world who can think and plan, he will stand head and shoulders above him who cannot.

Henry Ward Beecher

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The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”
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True obedience is true freedom.
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