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Souls are like athletes, that need opponents worthy of them, if they are to be tried and extended and pushed to the full use of their powers, and rewarded according to their capacity.
Souls are like athletes, that need opponents worthy of them, if they are to be tried and extended and pushed to the full use of their powers, and rewarded according to their capacity.
Approximate author period: c. 1941 AD · modern
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- Thomas Merton
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- Approximate author period: c. 1941 AD · modern
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