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Quote by Edward Bouverie Pusey
In all adversity, what God takes away He may give us back with increase.
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The quote expresses faith that loss during hardship is not necessarily final. What God takes away may later be restored in greater measure. It presents adversity alongside hope, while “may” leaves the outcome open rather than promising that every loss will be reversed.
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- The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (1898), by Stuart Dodgson Collingwood
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