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Good Thoughts

“Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the good, and dwell as little as possible on the evil and the false.” Richard Cecil (1495-1553) … Continue reading

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Self-Centered

Here’s an interesting description of a self-centered soul:   “Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.“ Richard Cecil (1495-1553)   Where’s your center?  On you, or on … Continue reading

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