"Take thy self-denials gaily and cheerfully, and let the sunshine of thy gladness fall on dark things and bright alike, like the sunshine of the Almighty."
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James Freeman Clarke
James Freeman Clarke (April 4, 1810 – June 8, 1888) was an American theologian and author.
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