Quotes

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“The Christian faith is meant to be lived moment by moment. It isn't some broad, general outline--it's a long walk with a real Person. Details count: passing thoughts, small sacrifices, a few encouraging words, little acts of kindness, brief victories over nagging sins. ”

- Joni Eareckson Tada

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“Called or not called, God will be there.”

- Engraved in stone over the front door of Carl Jung

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“Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.”

- George Eliot

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“Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

- Winston Churchill

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“I believe very confidently in the truth of Scripture, where it says that there is no authority, no power given to man except as given by God. ”

- Steven Curtis Chapman

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“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see. ”

- John Newton, "Amazing Grace"

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“We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey. ”

- Stephen Covey

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“Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention.”

- Greg Anderson

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“We load up on oat bran in the morning so we'll live forever. Then we spend the rest of the day living like there's no tomorrow.”

- Lee Iacocca

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“To God, our journey is as important as our destinations. ”

- Beth Moore

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“Two little words that can make the difference: START NOW.”

- Mary C. Crowley

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“Health is not simply the absense of sickness.”

- Hannah Greene

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“God will not hold us responsible to understand the mysteries of election, predestination, and the divine sovereignty. The best and safest way to deal with these truths is to raise our eyes to God and in deepest reverence say, "O Lord, Thou knowest." Those things belong to the deep and mysterious Profound of God's omniscience. Prying into them may make theologians, but it will never make saints.”

- A.W. Tozer, "The Pursuit of God"

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“We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.”

- Anne Frank

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“So you have failed? You cannot fail. You have not failed; you have gained experience. Forward! ”

- St. Josemara Escriv

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“...Our true worth, value, and identity come not from what the world says, but from complete acceptance by God. In and of ourselves, we'll never be enough; we'll wear ourselves out trying.”

- Nancy Stafford

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“Without humility heart all the other virtues by which one run toward God seem-and are-absolutely worthless.”

- John Climacus

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“The difference between an itch and an allergy is about one hundred bucks.”

- Jack Benney

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“Believe those who seek the truth; doubt those who find it.”

- Andre Gide

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“If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.”

- Mother Teresa

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“It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.”

- Thomas Aquinas

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“Make a memory with your children, Take the time in busy days; Have some fun while they are growing, Show your love in gentle ways. ”

- Elaine Hardt

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And Spring arose on the garden fair,

Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;

And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast

rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.

—Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Spring is when life's alive in everything.

—Christina Rossetti