It is not violence that best overcomes hate — nor vengeance that most certainly heals injury. … Read the New… — Charlotte Brontë
It is not violence that best overcomes hate — nor vengeance that most certainly heals injury. … Read the New Testament, and observe what Christ says, and how he acts — make his word your rule, and his conduct your example. … Love your enemies; bless them that curse you; do good to them that hate you and despitefully use you.
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