“He who seldom thinks of heaven is not likely to get thither; as the only way to hit the mark is to keep the eye fixed upon it.”

— George Horne

George Horne, Aphorisms and Opinions of Dr. George Horne http://books.google.com/books?id=lJECAAAAQAAJ 1857, p. 39

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English churchman, writer and university administrator 1730–1792

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