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The spiritual life of individuals has to be extended both vertically to God and horizontally to other souls and the more it grows in both directions, the less merely individual and therefore more truly personal it will become.
Evelyn Underhill
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Evelyn Underhill
Age: 65 †
Born: 1875
Born: December 6
Died: 1941
Died: June 15
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My growth depends on my walls coming down.
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The will is what matters---as long as you have that, you are safe.
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After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.
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