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“There is beauty in truth, even if it's painful. Those who lie, twist life so that it looks tasty to the lazy, brilliant to the ignorant, and powerful to the weak. But lies only strengthen our defects. They don't teach anything, help anything, fix anything or cure anything. Nor do they develop one's character, one's mind, one's heart or one's soul.”
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“If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large.”
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“What if every church in America had a ministry to stand against modern slavery?”
― Activist Faith: From Him and For Him
― Activist Faith: From Him and For Him
“Accustom yourself to look first to the dreadful consequences of failure; then fix your eye on the glorious prize which is before you; and when your strength begins to fail, and your spirits are well nigh exhausted, let the animating view rekindle your resolution, and call forth in renewed vigour the fainting energies of your soul.”
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“Is it not the great end of religion, and, in particular, the glory of Christianity, to extinguish the malignant passions; to curb the violence, to control the appetites, and to smooth the asperities of man; to make us compassionate and kind, and forgiving one to another; to make us good husbands, good fathers, good friends; and to render us active and useful in the discharge of the relative social and civil duties? ”
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September’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at September’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
6,765 books
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48 friends
1,518 books
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67 friends
604 books
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125 friends
949 books
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337 friends
587 books
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114 friends
59 books
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265 friends
631 books
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157 friends
234 books
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104 friends
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