Kindness does not require us to be blind to facts or to live in fancies, but it does … - Alexander MacLaren

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To see where something leads, it's best to wait until you've reached the end.

Alexander MacLaren

Kindness does not require us to be blind to facts or to live in fancies, but it does require us to cherish a habit of goodwill, ready to show pity if sorrow appears, and slow to turn away even if hostility appears.

Away, Cherish, Doe, Facts, Kindness, Sorrow

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Being in Christ, it is safe to forget the past; it is possible to be sure of the future; it is possible to be diligent in the present.

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Conflict, not progress, is the word that defines man's path from darkness into light. No holiness is won by any other means than this, that wickedness should be slain day by day, and hour by hour.

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A living man must have a living God, or his soul will perish in the midst of earthly plenty, and will thirst and die whilst the water of earthly delights is running all around him. We are made to need persons not things.

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He who has the Holy Spirit in His heart and the Scripture in his hands has all he needs.

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Heaven is endless longing, accompanied with an endless fruition-a longing which is blessedness, a longing which is life.

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