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must have practical common sense, which is itself a kind of honesty.
They must be men of their word, just and true in their dealings, or
sooner or later, they will fail. Their schemes, their money, their
credit, their character, will fail them, and they will be overwhelmed by
ruin.
And that is just what too often the children of light forget. The
children of light have a higher light, a deeper teaching from God, than
the children of the world. They have a great insight into what ought to
be; they see that mankind might be far wiser, happier, better, holier
than they are; they have noble and lofty hopes for the future; they
desire the welfare and the holiness of mankind. But they are too apt to
want practical common sense. And so they are laughed at (and deservedly)
as dreamers, as fanatics, as foolish unpractical people, who are wasting
their talents on impossible fancies. Often while their minds are full of
really useful and noble schemes, they neglect their business, their
families, their common duties, till they cause misery to those around
them, and shame to themselves.
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