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> [When we can say no not only to things that are wrong and sinful, but also to things pleasant, profitable, and good which would hinder and clog our grand duties and our chief work, we shall understand more fully what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-warren-stoddard/when-we-can-say-no-not-only-to-things-that-are-wrong-and-sinful-but/)

Charles Warren Stoddard

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## More by Charles Warren Stoddard

> [When we can say no not only to things that are wrong and sinful, but also to things pleasant, profitable, and good which would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-warren-stoddard/when-we-can-say-no-not-only-to-things-that-are-wrong-and-sinful-but/)

Charles Warren Stoddard

> [Rapidity does not always mean progress, and hurry is akin to waste. The old fable of the hare and the tortoise is just as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-warren-stoddard/rapidity-does-not-always-mean-progress-and-hurry-is-akin-to-waste-the/)

Charles Warren Stoddard

> [Grace is savage and must be savage in order to be perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-warren-stoddard/grace-is-savage-and-must-be-savage-in-order-to-be-perfect/)

Charles Warren Stoddard

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