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Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot's character; vanity of person and of situation. He had been remarkably handsome in his youth; and, at fifty-four, was still a very fine man. Few women could think more of their personal appearance than he did, nor could the valet of any new made lord be more delighted with the place he held in society. He considered the blessing of beauty as inferior only to the blessing of a baronetcy; and the Sir Walter Elliott, who united these gifts, was the constant object of his warmest respect and devotion.

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The Presidents Woodruff and Smith both said they were willing for such a ceremony to occur, if done in Mexico, and Pres. Woodruff promised the Lord's blessing to follow such an act.

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Do we give thanks to God 'for his unspeakable gift' and His rich blessings so abundantly bestowed upon us?

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Keep memories of insult on a short leash, and memories of blessing on a long one.

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I savour the adulation and love I have been getting from my fans and the blessings of elders in my family. Fourteen years have given me a lot and I can't thank God and the industry enough.

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We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man's terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God.

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It depends on ourselves to be to each others, either a blessing or a torment.

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Riches are a blessing or a curse to a man according as he has or has not a heart to make good use of them.

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All across America, we gather this week with the people we love to give thanks to God for the blessings in our lives.

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Men would bless you or curse you; The curse, a protest against failure, The blessing, a hymn of the hunter Who comes back from the hills With provision for his mate.

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I believe that you tend to create your own blessings. You have to prepare yourself so that when opportunity comes, you're ready.

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If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.

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Even in those cities which seem to enjoy the blessings of peace, and where the arts florish, the inhabitants are devoured by envy, cares and anxieties, which are greater plagues than any expirienced in a town when it is under siege.

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A God who is good knows no segregation amongst words or names. And were a God to deny his blessing to those who pursue a different path to eternity, there would be no human who should offer worship.

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No matter how bad someone has it, there are others who have it worse. Remembering that makes life a lot easier and allows you to take pleasure in the blessings you have been given.

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Boredom is the legitimate kingdom of the philanthropic.

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A man may lose the good things of this life against his will; but if he loses the eternal blessings, he does so with his own consent.

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God is more anxious to bestow his blessings on us than we are to receive them.

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Lady, you know no rules of charity, Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses.

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For the rest of his life, Oliver Twist remembers a single word of blessing spoken to him by another child because this word stood out so strikingly from the consistent discouragement around him.

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