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It is to be doubted whether he will ever find the way to heaven who desires to go thither alone.

Owen Feltham

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Owen Feltham
Died: 1668
Died: January 1
Writer
Owen Felltham
Heaven
Whether
Desire
Find
Thither
Ever
Doubted
Way
Selfishness
Desires
Alone

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