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"Their houses are all built in the shape of tents, with very high chimneys."
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"Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator."
"Do you know how many houses all of the nonprofits have built? No more than 5,000 in five years. Do you know how many we lost? Two hundred thousand."
"You do not build your own houses, nor make your own garments, nor bake your own bread, simply because you know that if you were to attempt all these things they would all be more or less ill done."
"All houses are haunted. All persons are haunted. Throngs of spirits follow us everywhere. We are never alone."
"I go on expeditions for the same reason an estate agent sells houses - to pay the bills."
"You won't do any more housework? Then you go to the bin."
"Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity."
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"I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjoy His marvellous Presence."
"By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination."
"Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there."
"But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them."
"Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if the voyage should prove long."
"No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service."
"Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood."
"These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished."
"I ordered each man to be presented with something, as strings of ten or a dozen glass beads apiece, and thongs of leather, all which they estimated highly; those which came on board I directed should be fed with molasses."
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