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Whatever we are directed to pray for, we are also exhorted to work for; we are not permitted to mock Jehovah, asking that of Him which we deem not worth our pains to acquire.

— 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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An unsanctified temper is a fruitful source of error, and a mighty impediment to truth.

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The worst idleness is that of the heart. Think of the condition and prospects of a voiceless, thankless, prayerless heart.

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Religion, to be permanently influential, must be intelligent.

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True emotions and sincere words never perish. The great heart of humanity gladly receives and embalms every true utterance of the humblest of its offspring.

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