If we desire to do what will please God, and what will help… - James Freeman Clarke

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If we desire to do what will please God, and what will help men, we presently find ourselves taken out of our narrow habits of thought and action; we f1nd new elements of our nature called into activity; we are no longer running along a narrow track of selfish habit.

James Freeman Clarke

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James Freeman Clarke (April 4, 1810 – June 8, 1888) was an American theologian and author.

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Alternative Names: J. F. Clarke • James F. Clarke • Jas. F. Clarke • James Clarke

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