"When we have practiced good actions awhile, they……" — John Tillotson
"When we have practiced good actions awhile, they become easy; when they are easy, we take pleasure in them; when they please us, we do them frequently; and then, by frequency of act, they grow into a habit."
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John Tillotson
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33 Quotes by John Tillotson
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