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The Lamp Eternal Those benign souls whose hearts are aflame with the glorious splendour of beneficence, must alone wield irresistible power over this world, ever and anon, here and everywhere! Others who effuse but a momentary glamour, as of a lightning flash, themselves fade away into oblivion unrelieved!
Touchstone If you want to plumb the depth of the religious instinct in society and appraise the parallel inclination as regards the worship of the deity, then send off the temple priest on one month's leave and see what follows thereafter. When the time comes for the daily rituals to be performed by the votaries themselves, observe how earnest the worshippers really are in regard to the ceremonial services to be rendered.
Happiness Happiness is like a contrary creature. She rushes headlong towards those who never make a call upon her, whereas she would recoil farther and farther from one who woos her ardently!
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