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The pleasures of humility are really the most refined, inward, and exquisite delights in the world.

Jonathan Edwards

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Jonathan Edwards
Age: 54 †
Born: 1703
Born: October 5
Died: 1758
Died: March 22
Clergyman
Philosopher
Theologian
Writer
East Windsor
Connecticut
Pleasure
Really
Delights
World
Refined
Exquisite
Pleasures
Inward
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Humility

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