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Prayer is a universal phenomenon in the soul-life of man. It is the soul's reaction to the terrors and joys, the uncertainties and dreams of life.

— Joseph H. Hertz

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Man must be a co-worker with God in making this earth a garden.

Man's most sacred privilege is freedom of will, the ability to obey or disobey his Maker.

Men of all lands and climes are brothers.

In spite of the pangs of travail, the longing for motherhood remains the most powerful instinct in woman.

Not indolence but congenial work is man's Divinely allotted portion.

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