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That state of mind in which a man is impressed with invisible things is faith.
Henry Ward Beecher
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God planted fear in the soul as truly as he planted hope or courage. Pear is a kind of bell, or gong, which rings the mind into quick life and avoidance upon the approach of danger. It is the soul's signal for rallying.
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