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Quote★★★★

All the means of action - the shapeless masses, the materials - lie everywhere about us; what we need is the celestial fire to change the flint into transparent crystal, bright and clear.

— Longfellow

Also attributed to: Unknown

Longfellow.

The point

The quote expresses that raw materials for action are abundant, but divine inspiration is needed to transform them into something beautiful and clear.

Scripture
Audience
AdultsYouth
Tone
Uplifting · Hopeful
To tell aloud
under a minute · 16 words
Subjects
Divine PowerDivine InterventionPurityTransformationActionInspirationPotential

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