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Page 39 - As the waters fail from the sea, And the flood decayeth and drieth up : So man lieth down, and riseth not. Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be raised out of their sleep.
Page 30 - Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Page 124 - Again, the Devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them ; and saith unto him, all these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Page 76 - Thou hast spread thy wing, and sheltered us from the pestilence that walketh in darkness, and the destruction that wasteth at noon-day.
Page 29 - I have been from safe to safe among the rich where few could see me, and they were afraid to let me go out far, lest I should be lost. Few indeed are they whom I have made happy by my mission." The little dollar bill said : " It is better to be small and go among the multitudes doing good than to be so great as to be imprisoned in the safes of the few.
Page 12 - Others there are who love me too ; But who, with all their love, can do What Jesus Christ has done ? Then, if He teaches me to pray, I'll surely go to Him, and say, Lord, keep Thy little one.
Page 29 - God bless you!" she cries, as with a smiling face she receives it. " My dear, hungry children can now have something to eat." it was folded up in the widow's hand; and it whispered, " I may do some good if I am small.
Page 29 - And when it saw the bright faces of her fatherless children, it wan very glad that it could do a little good. Then the little dollar-bill began its journey of usefulness. It went first to the baker's for bread, then to the miller's, then to the farmer's, then to the laborer's, then to the doctor's, then to the minister's ; and wherever it went it gave pleasure, adding something to their comfort and joy. At last, after a long, long pilgrimage of usefulness among every sort of people, it came back...
Page 41 - No, sir, I would rather not ; it would not be fair : I only do one half, and poor Neddy does the other. We are partners, sir ; I give time...
Page 28 - All would admire me, and want to take me home with them, but, small as I am, what good can I do? Nobody cares much for me. I am too little to be of any use!