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The truest help we can render an afflicted man is not to take his burden from him, but to call out his best energy, that he may be able to bear the burden.
Phillips Brooks
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"The truest help we can render an afflicted man is not to take his burden from him, but to call out his best energy, that he may be able to bear the burden."
— Phillips Brooks

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The truest help we can render an afflicted man is not to take his burden from him, but to call out his best energy, that he may be able to bear the burden. — Phillips Brooks

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Phillips Brooks was a Clergyman from United States (1835–1893).

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This quote is attributed to Phillips Brooks, a Clergyman from United States.
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Phillips Brooks lived from 1835 – 1893.