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- As I had once done thus in my breaking away from my Parents, so I could not be content now, but I must go and…
- The Dutch must be understood as they really are, the Middle Persons in Trade, the Factors and Brokers of Europe... they buy to sell again,…
- All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.
- And I add this part here, to hint to whoever shall read it, that whenever they come to a true Sense of things, they will…
- Those people cannot enjoy comfortably what God has given them because they see and covet what He has not given them. All of our discontents…
- ...in the course of our lives, the evil which in itself we seek most to shun, and which, when we are fallen into, is the…
- I learned to look more upon the bright side of my condition, and less upon the dark side, and to consider what I enjoyed, rather…
- He look'd a little disorder'd, when he said this, but I did not apprehend any thing from it at that time, believing as it us'd…
- Redemption from sin is greater then redemption from affliction.
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