The way of transgression is a bottomless pit, one step in that direction invites the next, and the end is never reached; and it is the same with the path of righteous obedience.
From his autobiography, reflecting on the compounding nature of both moral transgression and righteous conduct.
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I wished it was possible I could remain small all my life, knowing that the sooner I grew large the shorter would be my time to remain with them.
The sentiment that brings us here to-day is one of the noblest that can stir and thrill the human heart.
True it is that this faith was many times shaken by passing events, but never destroyed.