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Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and it will run itself to death. I can work out a good character much faster than anyone can lie me out of it.
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No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy.
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I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.
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Born:
October 12, 1775
Died:
January 10, 1863
(aged 87)
Known for:
A plea for the West (1835)
Sermons Delivered On Various Occasions (1828)
Views in theology (1836)
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