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P.G. Wodehouse Quote

“It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.”

— P.G. Wodehouse

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— H. P. Liddon

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Activity in the kingdom of God augments the power of spiritual life, and deepens the consciousness of religious realities.

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— Richard Fuller

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