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title: "4 Soul Capable Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [There was a man who was worthless, and knew he was worthless, and yet however far down he tried to sink his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/there-was-a-man-who-was-worthless-and-knew-he-was-worthless-and-yet/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [Prayer consists simply in giving to God all the careful attention of which the soul is capable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-weil/prayer-consists-simply-in-giving-to-god-all-the-careful-attention-of/)

[Simone Weil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-weil/)

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> [“It is a fact verified and recorded in many histories that soul capable of the greatest good is also capable of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-steinbeck/it-is-a-fact-verified-and-recorded-in-many-histories-that-soul/)

[John Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-steinbeck/)

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> [How can it enter into the thoughts of man, that the soul, which is capable of such immense perfections, and of receiving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-addison/how-can-it-enter-into-the-thoughts-of-man-that-the-soul-which-is/)

[Joseph Addison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-addison/)

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