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The central fire is desire, and all the powers of our being are given us to see, to fight for, and to win the object of our desire. Quench that fire and man turns to ashes.

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No one knows what is in him till he tries, and many would never try if they were not forced to.

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Basil W. Maturin

Basil W. Maturin

Born: February 15, 1847
Died: May 7, 1915 (aged 68)
Bio: Basil William Maturin was an Irish-born Anglican priest, preacher and writer who later became Roman Catholic. He died on board the RMS Lusitania, during the First World War.
Known for:
  1. Christian Self-Mastery
  2. Self-knowledge and Self-discipline (1905)

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