Elias Lyman Magoon Quotes

The worst idleness is that of the heart. Think of the condition and prospects of a voiceless, thankless, prayerless heart.

Elias Lyman Magoon

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• Idleness
• Prayerless

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  Elias Lyman Magoon
  • Heart
  • Prospect
  • Idleness