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— John Dryden"There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks."
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Do not fancy, as too many do, that thou canst praise God by singing hymns to Him in church once a week, and disobeying Him all the week long. He asks of thee works as well as words; and more, he asks of thee works first and words after.
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