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“What wealth have you, if you have not got Christ? If Christ is the object before you, will all the things that fret you take Christ from you? All the things you long for, will they give you more of Christ?”

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George Wigram
George Wigram

George Wigram, born on March 29, 1805, and died on February 1, 1879, was a British linguist and sinologist. He made significant contributions to the study of Chinese, particularly known for his English translation of the Kangxi Dictionary. more

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