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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Mansion by Henry van Dyke: Extravagance and fickleness are advertised in most of these new
houses.
I wish to be known for different qualities. Dignity and prudence
are
the things that people trust. Every one knows that I can afford
to
live in the house that suits me. It is a guarantee to the
public.
It inspires confidence. It helps my influence. There is a text
in
the Bible about 'a house that hath foundations.' That is the
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