P. 263.
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I will guide thee with mine eye " — a glance, not a blow — a look of directing love that at once heartens to duty, and tells duty. We must be very near Him to catch that look, and very much in sympathy with Him to understand it; but when we do, we must be swift to obey.
— Alexander Maclaren
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I will guide thee with mine eye " — a glance, not a blow — a look of directing love that at once heartens to duty, and tells duty. We must be very near Him to catch that look, and very much in sympathy with Him to understand it; but when we do, we must be swift to obey." in the context of "P. 263." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Alexander Maclaren" (Quotes, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895): Quotes reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895).)
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About Alexander Maclaren
Alexander Maclaren (11 February 1826 – 5 May 1910) was an English non-conformist minister.
About Alexander Maclaren
Alexander Maclaren (11 February 1826 – 5 May 1910) was an English non-conformist minister.
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