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484 I verily believe that the kingdom of God advances more on spoken words than it does on essays written and read; on words, that is, in which the present feeling and thought of the teaching mind break into natural and forceful expression. —.

Let the sermon thou hast heard be converted into prayer. —.

Be short in all religious exercises. Better leave the people longing than loathing. No conversions after the first half hour. —.

When we destroy an old prejudice, we have need of a new virtue. —.

Pride is the master sin of the devil. —.

Pride is not the heritage of man; humility should dwell with frailty, and atone for ignorance, error, and imperfection. —.

There is no passion that steals into the heart more imperceptibly and covers itself under more disguises than pride. —.

It is with men as with wheat; the light heads are erect even in the presence of Omnipotence, but the full heads bow in reverence before Him. —.