APHORISM XX.

Among the various undertakings of men, can there be mentioned one more

important, can there be conceived one more sublime, than an intention

to form the human mind anew after the DIVINE IMAGE? The very

intention, if it be sincere, is a ray of its dawning.

The requisites for the execution of this high intent may be comprised

under three heads; the prudential, the moral, and the spiritual.

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