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 itHe 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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“Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.”

- Cullen Hightower

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“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”

- Ghandhi

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Quotes for Bad Times

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“The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God just before you. ”

- Robert Louis Stevenson

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“The only truly happy man is always a fighting optimist. Optimism includes not only altruism but also social responsibility, social courage and objectivity.”

- W. Beran Wolfe

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“To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, you're overdoing it.”

- Josh Jenkins

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“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was within me an invincible summer.”

- Albert Camus

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“God is delighted to watch your soul enlarge. ”

- Meister Eckhart

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“Love the moment, and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries.”

- Corita Kent

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“A man should not leave this earth with unfinished business. He should live each day as if it was a pre-flight check. He should ask each morning, am I prepared to lift-off?”

- Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, "Northern Exposure"

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“All growth that is not towards God is growing decay.”

- George Macdonald

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“He who laughs, lasts.”

- Mary Poole

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“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung round his neck and he were thrown into the sea.”

- Mark 9:42

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“The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him; and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him and show your distrust.”

- Henry L. Stimson

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“All heaven is interested in the cross of Christ, all hell terribly afraid of it, while men are the only beings who more or less ignore its meaning.”

- Oswald Chambers

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“What have I to fear if everything is guided and sustained by God? ”

- Carlo Carretto

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“Two kinds of people on earth can be seen: the people who lift and the people who lean.”

- Ella Wheeler-Wilcox

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“Being involved in my faith allowed me to really appreciate life.... My faith also reminded me that I have a purpose here. ”

- Beverley Mitchell

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“The aging process has you firmly in its grip if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.”

- Doug Larson

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“It is vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.”

- Aesop

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“Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living, the other helps you make a life.”

- Sandra Carey

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“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

- Matthew 11: 28

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Heres the million dollar question: what are you wanting when you want those potato chips, that chocolate decadence cake?”

- Kristen Watson

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“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don't give up. ”

- Anne Lamott