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John Morley: Charity rendereth a man truly great, enlarging his mind into a vast circumference, and to a capacity nearly infinite; so…

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Charity rendereth a man truly great, enlarging his mind into a vast circumference, and to a capacity nearly infinite; so that it by a general care doth reach all things, by an universal affection doth embrace and grace the world....
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John Morley

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Morley describes the expansive and transformative power of charity in a person's life.

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