There is such a thing as a worldly spirit, and there is such a thing as an unworldly spirit — and according as we partake of the one or the other, the savor of the sacrifice of our lives is ordinary, common-place, poor, and base; or elevating, invigorating, useful, noble, and holy.

— Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

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