Devotion Quote by William Wilberforce

“Surely the experience of all good men confirms the proposition that without a due measure of private devotions the soul will grow lean.”

William Wilberforce

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It is the true duty of every man to promote the happiness of his fellow creatures to the utmost of his power.

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