And Heaven is kind to the faithful heart; And if we are patient and brave and calm, Our fruits will last though our flowers depart.
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D. M. Craik Quote
“When faith and hope fail, as they do sometimes, we must trust charity, which is love in action. We must speculate no more on our duty, but simply do it. When we have done it, however blindly, perhaps Heaven will show us the reason why.”
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