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title: "Famous Religion Sayings"
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> [“This is freedom. This is the face of faith, nobody gets what they want. Never again are you the same. The longing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jorie-graham/this-is-freedom-this-is-the-face-of-faith-nobody-gets-what-they-want/)

[Jorie Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jorie-graham/)

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> [“Others, however, have an overwhelming sense of their own inadequacy and see only their failings, and to these Edwards brings the sweetness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-norris/others-however-have-an-overwhelming-sense-of-their-own-inadequacy-and/)

[Robert M. Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-norris/)

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> [“Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause. I had hoped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/religious-controversies-are-always-productive-of-more-acrimony-and-3/)

[George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/)

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> [“The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences\* which have revolutionized our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alcoholics-anonymous/the-great-fact-is-just-this-and-nothing-less-that-we-have-had-deep/)

[Alcoholics Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alcoholics-anonymous/)

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> [Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-a-montapert/question-why-are-we-masters-of-our-fate-the-captains-of-our-souls-2/)

[Alfred A. Montapert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-a-montapert/)

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> [I am somebody who believes that every political direction is valid, as with every religion. The basis of Christianity is perfect, just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demis-roussos/i-am-somebody-who-believes-that-every-political-direction-is-valid-as/)

[Demis Roussos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demis-roussos/)

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> [“This is why humility, spiritual poverty, is so precious: it locates our identity securely in the one place where it will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacques-philippe/this-is-why-humility-spiritual-poverty-is-so-precious-it-locates-our/)

[Jacques Philippe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacques-philippe/)

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> [“The standard practice of preachers linking God’s work so closely to church programs and priorities had a devastating effect on Christians who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-spencer/the-standard-practice-of-preachers-linking-god-s-work-so-closely-to/)

[Michael Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-spencer/)

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> [Business is religion, and religion is business. The man who does not make a business of his religion has a religious life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maltbie-davenport-babcock/business-is-religion-and-religion-is-business-the-man-who-does-not/)

[Maltbie Davenport Babcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maltbie-davenport-babcock/)

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> [“The idea that humiliation is some capital crime of the spirit is a fiction. The sentences we hand down for losing control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hockenberry/the-idea-that-humiliation-is-some-capital-crime-of-the-spirit-is-a/)

[John Hockenberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hockenberry/)

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> [ “\[...\] like any human practices, those of religions are not exempt from ethical questioning. Rituals and rites in groups change behavior, sometimes… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-blackburn/like-any-human-practices-those-of-religions-are-not-exempt-from/)

[Simon Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-blackburn/)

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> [The low view of God entertained almost universally among Christians is the cause of a hundred lesser evils everywhere among us. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/the-low-view-of-god-entertained-almost-universally-among-christians-2/)

[Aiden Wilson Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aiden-wilson-tozer/)

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> [When I think of a place of worship, I think of a place where one can sit and be reminded of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-meier/when-i-think-of-a-place-of-worship-i-think-of-a-place-where-one-can/)

[Richard Meier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-meier/)

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> [The greatest events that have been spoken of by all the Holy Prophets will come along so naturally as the consequences of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-q-cannon/the-greatest-events-that-have-been-spoken-of-by-all-the-holy-prophets/)

[George Q. Cannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-q-cannon/)

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> [The fragrance of the heart is made up of the qualities and virtues of our spirit. Most of us have learned how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/the-fragrance-of-the-heart-is-made-up-of-the-qualities-and-virtues-of/)

[Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/)

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> [If religion means primarily God-consciousness, or the realization of God both within and without, and secondarily a body of beliefs, tenets and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paramahansa-yogananda/if-religion-means-primarily-god-consciousness-or-the-realization-of/)

[Paramahansa Yogananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paramahansa-yogananda/)

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> [Religion and science are the two wings upon which man's intelligence can soar into the heights, with which the human soul can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abdu-l-bah/religion-and-science-are-the-two-wings-upon-which-man-s-intelligence/)

[Abdu'l-Bahá](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abdu-l-bah/)

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> [Ive never been a big believer in ghosts or the spirit world, and for me, that was part of the point of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/ive-never-been-a-big-believer-in-ghosts-or-the-spirit-world-and-for/)

[Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/)

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> [“One important point many fail to understand is that the Bible was never meant to replace God; rather, it was meant to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/one-important-point-many-fail-to-understand-is-that-the-bible-was/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

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> [“Question 2: How Do You Want to Grow? When you watch how young children soak up information, you realize how deeply wired…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vishen-lakhiani/question-2-how-do-you-want-to-grow-when-you-watch-how-young-children/)

[Vishen Lakhiani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vishen-lakhiani/)

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> [This is why very often you find educated people in the media who look at spiritual books but they are so identified…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/this-is-why-very-often-you-find-educated-people-in-the-media-who-look/)

[Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/)

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> [The more one studies paleontology, the more certain one becomes that evolution is based upon faith alone; exactly the same sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-t-moore/the-more-one-studies-paleontology-the-more-certain-one-becomes-that/)

[Louis T. Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-t-moore/)

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> [“The grand point is not to wear the garb, nor use the brogue of religion, but to process the life of God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis-2/the-grand-point-is-not-to-wear-the-garb-nor-use-the-brogue-of/)

[C.S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis-2/)

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> [“Years ago atheism was an individual phenomenon; today atheism is social, the atheist who once was a curiosity, is now a component…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fulton-j-sheen/years-ago-atheism-was-an-individual-phenomenon-today-atheism-is/)

[Fulton J. Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fulton-j-sheen/)

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> [“A Spiritual Discipline is an intentionally directed action which places us in a position to receive from God the power to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-foster/a-spiritual-discipline-is-an-intentionally-directed-action-which/)

[Richard Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-foster/)

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> [“Intellectual understanding and rational knowledge are by nature spiritual obstructions caused by arbitrary confirmation and denial...The essence of intellectual understanding and rational…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shang-yang-tzu/intellectual-understanding-and-rational-knowledge-are-by-nature/)

[Shang Yang-tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shang-yang-tzu/)

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> [I am not, personally, a believer or a religious man in any sense of institutional commitment or practice. But I have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jay-gould/i-am-not-personally-a-believer-or-a-religious-man-in-any-sense-of/)

[Stephen Jay Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jay-gould/)

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> [There are things about organized religion which I resent. Christ is revered as the Prince of Peace, but more blood has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-sinatra/there-are-things-about-organized-religion-which-i-resent-christ-is-2/)

[Frank Sinatra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-sinatra/)

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> [A Christian is not somebody who stays away from all the wicked things he loves and clings to all the righteous things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-washer/a-christian-is-not-somebody-who-stays-away-from-all-the-wicked-things/)

[Paul Washer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-washer/)

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> [Daily meditation keeps me sane. I memorize prayers or poems that express my highest spiritual ideals, and quietly, word for word, go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/daily-meditation-keeps-me-sane-i-memorize-prayers-or-poems-that/)

[Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/)

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> [The civil Government, though bereft of every thing like an associated hierarchy, possesses the requisite stability, and performs its functions with complete…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/the-civil-government-though-bereft-of-every-thing-like-an-associated/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

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> [Gallantry to women - the sure road to their favor - is nothing but the appearance of extreme devotion to all their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hazlitt/gallantry-to-women-the-sure-road-to-their-favor-is-nothing-but-the/)

[William Hazlitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hazlitt/)

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> [What is the Bible in your house? It is not the Old Testament, it is not the New Testament, it is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/what-is-the-bible-in-your-house-it-is-not-the-old-testament-it-is-not/)

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/)

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> [Bodhisattva is enlightened in the Buddhist philosophy, religion, tradition. He's enlightened. It's fine - I don't really fight it - but many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-ramirez/bodhisattva-is-enlightened-in-the-buddhist-philosophy-religion/)

[Edgar Ramirez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-ramirez/)

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> [There exists in society a very special class of persons that I have always referred to as the Believers. These are folks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-randi/there-exists-in-society-a-very-special-class-of-persons-that-i-have/)

[James Randi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-randi/)

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> [“The word of wisdom is missing,” he continued. “We need the gift of discernment again in our pulpits. It is not ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/the-word-of-wisdom-is-missing-he-continued-we-need-the-gift-of/)

[a.w. tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

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> [“early modern Christianity is often portrayed as an essentially European religion. This is regrettable because classic Christianity has its pre-European roots in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-c-oden/early-modern-christianity-is-often-portrayed-as-an-essentially/)

[Thomas C. Oden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-c-oden/)

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> [“SWIFTLY walk o'er the western wave, Spirit of Night! Out of the misty eastern cave,-- Where, all the long and lone daylight,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/percy-bysshe-shelley/swiftly-walk-o-er-the-western-wave-spirit-of-night-out-of-the-misty-2/)

[Percy Bysshe Shelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/percy-bysshe-shelley/)

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> [By experience; by a sense of human frailty; by a perception of "the soul of goodness in things evil;" by a cheerful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-william-robertson/by-experience-by-a-sense-of-human-frailty-by-a-perception-of-the-soul/)

[Frederick William Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-william-robertson/)

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> [“Whiskers: According to an old bit of folklore, cat’s whiskers that you find somewhere can be used in a wish-fulfilling spell. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trish-macgregor/whiskers-according-to-an-old-bit-of-folklore-cat-s-whiskers-that-you/)

[Trish MacGregor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trish-macgregor/)

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                        "text": "“This is why humility, spiritual poverty, is so precious: it locates our identity securely in the one place where it will be safe from all harm. If our treasure is in God, no one can take it from us. Humility is truth. I am what I am in God’s eyes: a poor child who possesses absolutely nothing, who receives everything, infinitely loved and totally free. I have received everything in advance from the freely bestowed love of my Father, who said to me definitively: “All that is mine is yours.”5”",
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                        "text": "“The standard practice of preachers linking God’s work so closely to church programs and priorities had a devastating effect on Christians who gave up on the church. For them, leaving the church meant leaving Jesus behind in the church. God was so closely linked to the building that it seemed he was the property of the congregation. The church acted as if it had God on salary, with him keeping regular office hours and even being on call whenever he might be needed.”",
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                        "text": "“The idea that humiliation is some capital crime of the spirit is a fiction. The sentences we hand down for losing control and succumbing to physical limits in life are arbitrary acts of self-loathing. All human beings have bodies that define their existence and which can veto the best-laid plans of the mind and soul.”",
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                        "text": "“[...] like any human practices, those of religions are not exempt from ethical questioning. Rituals and rites in groups change behavior, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. For the madness of crowds is a very close cousin to the fervor or congregations and the martial spirit of armies.”",
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                        "text": "This is why very often you find educated people in the media who look at spiritual books but they are so identified with their thought process, they don't get it. They write reviews or articles and they miss the whole point. They can't see the essence. It's not their fault; it's not them personally. It's the human condition and its mind-identified state. And intelligence in itself doesn't help. You can have two or three Ph.D.s; it doesn't get you any closer to spiritual realization. In fact, you might be more distant.",
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                        "text": "The more one studies paleontology, the more certain one becomes that evolution is based upon faith alone; exactly the same sort of faith which is necessary to have when one encounters the great mysteries of religion…The only alternative is the doctrine of special creation, which may be true, but irrational.",
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                        "text": "“The grand point is not to wear the garb, nor use the brogue of religion, but to process the life of God within, and feel and think as Jesus would have done because of that inner life. Small is the value of extended religion, unless it is the outcome of a life within.”",
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                        "text": "“Years ago atheism was an individual phenomenon; today atheism is social, the atheist who once was a curiosity, is now a component part of some of the governments of the world. Once men quarreled because they wanted God worshipped in a certain way; now they quarrel because they do not want God worshipped at all. The wars of religion of the seventeenth century have become the wars against religion of the twentieth century.”",
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                        "text": "“A Spiritual Discipline is an intentionally directed action which places us in a position to receive from God the power to do what we cannot accomplish on our own… The deep waters of God's life are already flowing. We simply learn the strokes that will enable us more and more to be at home in them… The human body is our power-pack of mind-body-spirit -- we discipline it in order to practice cooperation with God. (Life with God, p. 135-137)”",
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                        "text": "“Intellectual understanding and rational knowledge are by nature spiritual obstructions caused by arbitrary confirmation and denial...The essence of intellectual understanding and rational knowledge originates in the six senses, bound day by day with ceaseless sentimental feelings and emotions. The true nature of life lies right at our feet, eternal and immutable existence as it is, endowed with unconditional freedom. An old sage once said, 'The hell realms are pleasant compared to the enormous suffering of having failed to understand the central point of this great matter.”",
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                        "text": "I am not, personally, a believer or a religious man in any sense of institutional commitment or practice. But I have a great respect for religion, and the subject has always fascinated me, beyond almost all others (with a few exceptions, like evolution and paleontology).",
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                        "text": "There are things about organized religion which I resent. Christ is revered as the Prince of Peace, but more blood has been shed in his name than any other figure in history. You show me one step forward in the name of religion, and I'll show you a hundred retrogressions…I'm for decency—period. I'm for anything and everything that bodes love and consideration for my fellow man. But when lip service to some mysterious deity permits bestiality on Wednesday and absolution on Sunday—count me out.",
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                        "text": "A Christian is not somebody who stays away from all the wicked things he loves and clings to all the righteous things he hates so that he can go to heaven. The fear of the Christian is not going to hell. The fear of the Christian is being separated from Christ.",
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                        "text": "Daily meditation keeps me sane. I memorize prayers or poems that express my highest spiritual ideals, and quietly, word for word, go through the prayer first thing in the morning. Julian of Norwich or St. Francis or the compassionate Buddha. It's called passage meditation. You internalize the perennial philosophies.",
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                        "text": "“The word of wisdom is missing,” he continued. “We need the gift of discernment again in our pulpits. It is not ability to predict that we need, but the anointed eye, the power of spiritual penetration and interpretation, the ability to appraise the religious scene as viewed from God’s position, and to tell us what is actually going on”",
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                        "text": "“early modern Christianity is often portrayed as an essentially European religion. This is regrettable because classic Christianity has its pre-European roots in cultures that are far distant from Europe and that preceded the development of early modern European identity, and some of its some of its greatest minds have been African.”",
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                        "text": "“SWIFTLY walk o'er the western wave, Spirit of Night! Out of the misty eastern cave,-- Where, all the long and lone daylight, Thou wovest dreams of joy and fear Which make thee terrible and dear,-- Swift be thy flight! Wrap thy form in a mantle grey, Star-inwrought! Blind with thine hair the eyes of Day; Kiss her until she be wearied out. Then wander o'er city and sea and land, Touching all with thine opiate wand-- Come, long-sought! When I arose and saw the dawn, I sigh'd for thee; When light rode high, and the dew was gone, And noon lay heavy on flower and tree, And the weary Day turn'd to his rest, Lingering like an unloved guest, I sigh'd for thee. Thy brother Death came, and cried, 'Wouldst thou me?' Thy sweet child Sleep, the filmy-eyed, Murmur'd like a noontide bee, 'Shall I nestle near thy side? Wouldst thou me?'--And I replied, 'No, not thee!' Death will come when thou art dead, Soon, too soon-- Sleep will come when thou art fled. Of neither would I ask the boon I ask of thee, beloved Night-- Swift be thine approaching flight, Come soon, soon!”",
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                        "text": "By experience; by a sense of human frailty; by a perception of \"the soul of goodness in things evil;\" by a cheerful trust in human nature; by a strong sense of God's love; by long and disciplined realization of the atoning love of Christ; only thus can we get a free, manly, large, princely spirit of forgiveness.",
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