We should learn never to interpret duty by success. The opposition which assails us in the course of obedience is no evidence that we are mistaken.
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Newman Hall Quote
“Your child is falling from a window. By the action of a natural law he will be killed. But he cries out for help, "Father! father!" Hearing his call, in this his day of trouble, you rush forth and catch him in your arms. Your child is saved. Natural law would have killed him, but you interposed, and, without a miracle, saved him. And cannot the great Father of all do what an earthly parent does?”
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