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There is no such thing as chance or accident the words merely signify our ignorance of some real and immediate cause.

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Adam Clarke
Died: 1832
Died: August 26
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If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants.
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Few men can be said to have inimitable excellencies: let us watch them in their progress from infancy to manhood, and we shall soon be convinced that what they attained was the necessary consequence of the line they pursued, and the means they used.
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