We often wonder that certain men and women are left by God to the commission of sins that shock us. We wonder how, under the temptation of a single hour, they fall from the very heights of virtue and of honor into sin and shame. The fact is that there are no such falls as these, or there are next to none. These men and women are those who have dallied with temptation--have exposed themselves to the influence of it, and have been weakened and corrupted by it.

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God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

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Joys divided are increased.

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Character lives in a man, reputation outside of him.

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The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman's heart.

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A young man rarely gets a better vision of himself than that which is reflected from a true woman's eyes; for God himself sits behind them.

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If there be one attribute of the Deity which astonishes me more than another, it is the attribute of patience. The Great Soul that sits on the throne of the universe is not, never was, and never will be, in a hurry. In the realm of nature, every thing has been wrought out in the august consciousness of infinite leisure; and I bless God for that geology which gives me a key to the patience in which the creative process was effected.

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Blessed is that man who knows his own distaff and has found his own spindle.

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The person who does not know how to live while they are making a living is a poorer person after their wealth is won than when they started.

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The most beautiful sight this earth affords is a man or woman so filled with love that duty is only a name, and its performance the natural outflow and expression of the love which has become the central principle of their life.

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The secret of being loved is in being lovely; and the secret of being lovely is in being unselfish.

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God give us men. The time demands strong minds, great hearts, true faith and willing hands.

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The secret of man's success resides in his insight into the moods of people, and his tact in dealing with them.

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Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.

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Calmness is the cradle of power.

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There is no great achievement that is not the result of patient working and waiting.

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Doubtless the world is wicked enough; but it will not be improved by the extension of a spirit which self-righteously sees more to reform outside of itself than in itself.

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That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slow, endures.

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A woman in love is a very poor judge of character.

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Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility.

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Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.

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