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“Under the banner of the Saviour's dying love, I feel it to be the most precious privilege in the universe to deny myself, to take up my cross, and to follow the Lord whithersoever He goeth.”

— Mary Lyon

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There is nothing in the universe I fear but that I shall not know all my duty, or shall fail to do it.

— Mary Lyon

Courage

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When I am about my work, sometimes called unexpectedly and suddenly from one thing to another, I whisper in my heart, "Lord, help me to be patient, help me to remember, and help me to be faithful. Lord, enable me to do all for Christ's sake, and to go forward, leaning on the bosom of His infinite grace."

— Mary Lyon

Love

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In heaven, we shall never regret any sacrifice however painful, or labor however protracted, made or performed here for the cause of Christ.

— Mary Lyon

Wisdom

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The essential elements of giving are power and love—activity and affection—and the consciousness of the race testifies that in the high and appropriate exercise of these is a blessedness greater than any other.

— Mark Hopkins

Love

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Be still, sad heart, and cease repining, Behind the clouds the sun is shining; Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall,— Some days must be dark and dreary.

— Longfellow

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It is the best thing for a stricken heart to be helping others.

— A. K. H

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