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Every human soul must walk alone through the darkest and most dangerous paths of its spiritual pilgrimage; absolutely alone with God!
Much, from which we suffer most acutely, could never be revealed to others; still more could never be understood, if it were revealed; and still more ought never to be repeated, if it could be understood.
Therefore, the frankest and fullest biography must necessarily be superficial.
The old gentleman was not prone to talk of his troubles.
They never made him irritable, but rather increased his tenderness and thoughtfulness toward others.
His naturally violent temper was brought under almost complete subjection.
During the nine years that I lived with him, I never saw him lose his balance but twice; and then it was only for a moment, and under very provoking circumstances.
The much-quoted line, ‘None knew him but to love him, none named him but to praise,’ was probably never true of any man; certainly not of any one with a strong character.
Many were hostile to Friend Hopper, and some were bitter in their enmity.
Of course, it could not be otherwise with a man who battled with oppression, selfishness, and bigotry, wherever he encountered them, and whose rebukes were too direct and explicit to be evaded.
Moreover, no person in this world is allowed to be peculiar and independent with impunity.
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Boston, J. P. Jewett and Company; Cleveland, Ohio: Jewett, Proctor and Worthington; London; Low and Company, 1854.
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