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It is true that a fellow cannot ignore women - but he can think of them as he ought - as sisters, not as sparring partners.

Jim Elliot

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Jim Elliot
Age: 28 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 8
Died: 1956
Died: January 8
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Portland
Oregon
Philip James Elliot
Fellows
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True
Sparring
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Sisters
Women
Ignore
Think
Sister
Thinking
Partners
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