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The Lord's visitations of distinguished favor are always to the diligent. That great men may not be ashamed of honest vocations, the greatest that have ever lived have been contented, happy, and honored while in the pursuit of humble trades.

— Elias Lyman Magoon Proverbs for the People (1849)

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The advent of truth, like the dawn of day, agitates the elements, while it disperses the gloom.

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