Incline us oh God! to think humbly of ourselves, to be severe only in …

Jane Austen
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Incline us oh God! to think humbly of ourselves, to be severe only in the examination of our own conduct, to consider our fellow-creatures with kindness, and to judge of all they say and do with that charity which we would desire from them ourselves. ✨ Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice, W. W. Norton & Company
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