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199 217 220 SAYING TOO MUCH , evil consequences of ..... SCANDAL , mischiefs of ..... SCORN , offal of pride ..... SELFISHNESS , miseries of SPECTACLES , with false lens 223 224 227 SUNDAY , advantages of ... SUSPICION , evils of Page ...
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Evil thoughts are dangerous enemies , and should be repulsed at the threshold of our minds . Fill the head and heart with good thoughts , that there be no room for bad ones . Drinking water , neither makes a man sick nor in debt ...
Evil thoughts are dangerous enemies , and should be repulsed at the threshold of our minds . Fill the head and heart with good thoughts , that there be no room for bad ones . Drinking water , neither makes a man sick nor in debt ...
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This is leading them into temptation , and not delivering them from evil . Some parents and teachers injure their children and pupils , by blunting their sense of shame , a powera ful principle of human nature , that requires the most ...
This is leading them into temptation , and not delivering them from evil . Some parents and teachers injure their children and pupils , by blunting their sense of shame , a powera ful principle of human nature , that requires the most ...
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They should be taught to shun evil because it is sin , and to do right for the sake of righteousness . Such hope is not selfish - such fear is not slavish . Let them have a reasonable share of rational , innocent , and healthful ...
They should be taught to shun evil because it is sin , and to do right for the sake of righteousness . Such hope is not selfish - such fear is not slavish . Let them have a reasonable share of rational , innocent , and healthful ...
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Practise charity , love mercy , deal justly , walk humbly , trust in God , obey his precepts , do good and no evil to your fellow men , and BE CONSISTENT TO THE LAST . CONTENTMENT . ' Tis better to be lowly born And range with humble ...
Practise charity , love mercy , deal justly , walk humbly , trust in God , obey his precepts , do good and no evil to your fellow men , and BE CONSISTENT TO THE LAST . CONTENTMENT . ' Tis better to be lowly born And range with humble ...
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