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The quote, “Yet how hard most people work for mere dust and ashes and care, taking no thought of growing in knowledge and grace, never having time to get in sight of their own ignorance.” was written by the great theologian John Wesley in 1742. He was trying to make a point about how hard people work in order to get ahead. It’s true that the hard work most people do is often in pursuit of earthly gain, but it is not good enough for them to just get by. They want to be better than just getting by. Instead, they crave to grow.
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