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If we attempt to sink the soul in matter, its light is quenched.
John Lancaster Spalding
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John Lancaster Spalding
Age: 76 †
Born: 1840
Born: June 2
Died: 1916
Died: August 25
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Lebanon
Kentucky
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Though what we accept be true, it is a prejudice unless we ourselves have considered and understood why and how it is true.
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