There are ever two ways of striving to fill one's place in the world: one is by seeking to prove one's self useful; the other, by striving to render … - Henry Clay Trumbull

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There are ever two ways of striving to fill one's place in the world: one is by seeking to prove one's self useful; the other, by striving to render one's self useless. The first way is the commoner and the more attractive; the second is the rarer and more noble.

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About Henry Clay Trumbull

Henry Clay Trumbull (1830 – 1903) was an American clergyman who became a world famous editor, author, and pioneer of the Sunday School Movement.

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Alternative Names: Clay Trumbull H. Clay Trumbull Henry Clay
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There is a great deal too much in the world, of the "heavenly-mindedness" which expends itself in the contemplation of the joys of paradise, which performs no duty which it can shirk, and whose constant prayer is to be lifted in some overwhelming flood of Divine grace, and be carried, amidst the admiration of men and the jubilance of angels, to the very throne of God.

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