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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Oct 6, 1904

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 81, No. 40.

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Be Patient

To maintain a steady and unbroken mind, amid all the shocks of adversity, forms the highest honor of man. Afflictions, supported by patience and surmounted by fortitude, give the last finishing stroke to the heroic and virtuous character. Thus the vale of tears becomes the theater of human glory; that dark cloud presents all the beauties in the bow of virtue. Moral grandeur, like the sun, is brighter in the day of the storm, and never is so truly sublime as when struggling through the darkness of an eclipse.
Patience is the guardian of faith, the preserver of peace, the cherisher of love, the teacher of humility. Patience governs the flesh, strengthens the spirit, sweetens the temper, stifles anger, extinguishes envy, subdues pride; she bridles the tongue, restrains the hand, tramples upon temptations, endures persecutions.— Royal Path of Life.