Nothing raises the price of a blessing like its removal; whereas it was its continuance which should have taught us its value. There are three requisitions to the proper enjoyment of earthly blessings,--a thankful reflection on the goodness of the Giver, a deep sense of our unworthiness, a recollection of the uncertainty of long possessing them. The first would make us grateful; the second, humble; and the third, moderate.
Hannah MoreGoing to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.
Hannah MoreTo those who know thee not, no words can paint! And those who know thee, know all words are faint!
Hannah MoreIn agony or danger, no nature is atheist. The mind that knows not what to fly to, flies to God.
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