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Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the goo

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"Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the good, and dwell as little as possible on the evil and the false"

- Richard Cecil

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This quote is written / told by Richard Cecil between November 8, 1748 and August 15, 1810. He/she was a famous Clergyman from England. The author also have 8 other quotes.

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