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Do not think me mad. It is not to make money that I believe a Christian should live. The noblest thing a man can do is, just humbly to receive, and then go amongst others and give.
David Livingstone
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David Livingstone
Age: 60 †
Born: 1813
Born: March 19
Died: 1873
Died: May 1
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Death alone will put a stop to my effort!
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It is hard to work for years with pure motives, and all the time be looked upon by most of those to whom our lives are devoted as having some sinister object in view.
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Education has been given us from above for the purpose of bringing to the benighted the knowledge of the Saviour.
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All I can say in my solitude is, May Heaven's rich blessing come down on every one - American, English, Turk - who will help to heal this open sore of the world.
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I am a missionary, heart and soul.
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I will place no value on anything I have or may possess except in relation to the kingdom of Christ.
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Oh, that I could dedicate my all to God. This is all the return I can make Him.
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It is far easier to travel than to write about it.
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I'd rather be in the heart of Africa in the will of God, than on the throne of England, out of the will of God.
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The mere animal pleasure of travelling in a wild unexplored country is also great. The effect of travel on a man whose heart is in the right place is that the mind is made more self-reliant: it becomes more confident of its own resources, there is greater presence of mind.
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I will place no value on anything I have or may possess, except in relation to the kingdom of Christ. If anything will advance the interests of that kingdom, it shall be given away or kept only in reference to whether giving or keeping will most promote the glory1 of him to whom I owe all my hopes in time and eternity.
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Without Christ, not one step with Him, anywhere!
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There is one safe and happy place, and that is in the will of God.
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The islands above the falls are covered with foliage as beautiful as can be seen anywhere. Viewed from the mass of rock which overhangs the fall, the scenery was the loveliest I had seen.
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I have found that I have no unusual endowments of intellect, but this day I resolve that I will be an uncommon Christian.
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Fastings and vigils without a special object in view are time run to waste.
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