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Perseverance is the master impulse of the firmest souls, the discipline of the noblest virtues, and the guaranty of acquisitions the most invigorating in their use and inestimable in their worth.

— 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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