Quotes

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“Have you ever noticed that Jesus is never recorded as taking a holiday? He retired for the purposes of his mission, not from it…He was busier than anyone; the multitudes were always at him, yet he had time, for everything and everyone. He was never hurried, or harassed, or too busy. He had complete supremacy over time; he never let it dictate to him. He knew exactly when the moment had come for doing something and when it had not.”

- Evelyn Underhill in "The Mastery of Time"

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“What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.”

- Ellen Burstyn

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“The gospel is so simple that small children can understand it, and it is so profound that studies be the wisest theologians will never exhaust its riches.”

- Charles Hodge

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“When the eyes of the soul looking out meet the eyes of God looking in, heaven has begun right here on this earth. ”

- A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

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“To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.”

- Amos Bronson Alcott

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“It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.”

- Martina Navratilova

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“Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe. ”

- John 20:29 (Revised Standard Version)

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“If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down.”

- Mary Pickford

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[Stan]

DGRIMM be sure to like them if you like them. It gives the poster more credibility in points.

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“We must remain as close to the flowers, the grass, and the butterflies as the child is who is not yet so much taller than they are.”

- Friedrich Nietzsche

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“Grace strikes us when we are in great pain and restlessness…Sometimes at that moment a wave of light breaks into our darkness, and it is as though a voice were saying: 'You are accepted.' ”

- Paul Tillich

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Speak Lord, for your servant hears. Grant us ears to hear, Eyes to see, Wills to obey, Hearts to love; Then declare what you will, Reveal what you will, Command what you will, Demand what you will.

 

-Christian Rosetti

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“You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.”

- Derek Jeter

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“I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot. ”

- Michael Jordan

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Just as the sinner’s despair of any hope from himself is the first prerequisite of a sound conversion, so the loss of all confidence in himself as the first essential in the believer’s growth in grace.

 

-A W Pink

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“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.”

- Kahlil Gibran

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“My big prayer is that I want to make sure that I’m walking in His will, and that He'll speak to me. ”

- Rebecca St. James

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“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

- Abraham Lincoln

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“Why did God give them free will? Because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.”

- C.S. Lewis

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