Existence was given us for action, rather than indolent and aimless contemplation; our wrath is determined by the good deeds we do, rather than by the fine emotions we feel. They greatly mistake, who suppose that God cares for no other pursuit than devotion.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Existence was given us for action, rather than indolent and aimless contemplation; our wrath is determined by the good deeds we do, rather than by the fine emotions we feel. They greatly mistake, who suppose that God cares for no other pursuit than devotion." in the context of "Elias Lyman Magoon, Proverbs for the People (Boston: Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1849), pp. 178–179." to mean that wisdom is timeless.