“This, my son, is just what happens with our passions. When they are young and weak one may by a little watchfulness over self and the help of a little self-denial easily tear them up, but if we let them cast their roots deep into our souls there is no human power can uproot them. For this reason, my child, watch well over the first movements of your soul and study by acts of virtue to keep your passions well in check.” (Text.)
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Passport, Value of a—See [Token, Value of a].
Past and Present Compared—See [Religion Diffused].
PASTOR, THE IDEAL
Give me the pastor whose graces shall possess
Of an ambassador the just address;
A father’s tenderness, a shepherd’s care,
A leader’s courage, which the cross can bear;
A ruler’s awe, a watchman’s wakeful eye,