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Meekness, the subtraction of self, reduces the multiplication of words.

Neal A. Maxwell

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Neal A. Maxwell
Age: 78 †
Born: 1926
Born: July 6
Died: 2004
Died: July 21
Priest
Theologian
Salt Lake City
Utah
Neal Ash Maxwell
Self
Subtraction
Multiplication
Reduces
Meekness
Words

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