Rather would I teach how small is the Present and all it contains, compared with the Future, and how duties increase with the grandeur upon which we enter, while we derive new encouragement from knowledge of the law which is our support and guide.
Sumner emphasizes the vastness of the future compared to the present, urging a sense of duty and encouragement.
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