Elias Lyman Magoon, reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 450.
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Perseverance is the master impulse of the firmest souls, the discipline of the noblest virtues, and the guaranty of acquisitions the most invigorating in their use and inestimable in their worth.
— Elias Lyman Magoon on Perseverance
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About Elias Lyman Magoon
Elias Lyman Magoon (October 20, 1810 – November 25, 1886) was an American clergyman and religious writer.
About Elias Lyman Magoon
Elias Lyman Magoon (October 20, 1810 – November 25, 1886) was an American clergyman and religious writer.
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