It is the goodly outside that sin puts on which tempteth to destruction. It has been said that sin is like the bee, with honey in its mouth, but a sting in its tail.
Hosea Ballou
It is the goodly outside that ...
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Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.
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