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It is not so bad a thing to grow old; it is only getting a little nearer home; a little nearer to immortal youth.

— Arthur Kenney Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

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It is the best thing for a stricken heart to be helping others.

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

Perhaps heaven may not be so far away as we fancy; and if our eyes were not holden, we should see angels ascending and descending, and blessed spirits thronging all about us.

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

The holier one is, the more forbearing and loving he is; the more tender and patient and anxious to help others in every way. Think how forbearing and loving Christ is when we do wrong; and there we are to be like Him.

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

With Christ, and like Christ, and not love our friends! Impossible! when He loves them so tenderly. Going into the fuller presence of Him whose very name is "Love" can never make our hearts less loving.

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

To be like Christ in His love is far more than to be like Him in His knowlege, if we were forced to choose between them; but they harmonize and strengthen each other; more knowledge will help us to love more; and more love help us to know more.

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

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