“Existence was given us for action, rather than indolent and aimless contemplation; our worth is determined by the good deeds we do, rather than by the fine emotions we feel. They greatly mistake, who suppose that God cares for no other pursuit than devotion.”

—  Elias Lyman Magoon

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 2.

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