John Morley: “In a thousand ways, some great some small, but all subtle, we are…”

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In a thousand ways, some great some small, but all subtle, we are daily tempted to that great sin.

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Morley acknowledges the subtle temptations that lead to moral failings.

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John Morley: “In a thousand ways, some great some small, but all subtle, we are daily tempted to that great sin.”