A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were h…

Charles Spurgeon
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A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. ✨ Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1868). John Ploughman's Talk; or, plain advice for plain people, p.162
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A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. ✨ Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1868). John Ploughman's Talk; or, plain advice for plain people, p.162

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