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The difficulty is to know conscience from self-interest.
William Dean Howells
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William Dean Howells
Age: 83 †
Born: 1837
Born: March 1
Died: 1920
Died: May 11
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Belmont County
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It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of doom.
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Lord, for the erring thought Not unto evil wrought: Lord, for the wicked will Betrayed, and baffled still: For the heart from itself kept, Our thanksgiving accept. For ignorant hopes that were Broken to our blind prayer: For pain, death, sorrow, sent Unto our chastisement: For all loss of seeming good, Quicken our gratitude.
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The conqueror is regarded with awe the wise man commands our respect but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection.
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