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“You’ve got to think about ‘big things’ while you’re doing
small things, so that all the small things go in the right
direction.”
---Alvin Toffler, American writer and futurist
Think clearly and exercise self control. Look forward to the
gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ
is revealed to the world.
---I Peter 1:13 |
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“The Mother of God, the most pure Virgin, carried the true
light in her arms and brought Him to those who lay in
darkness. We, too, should carry a light for all to see and
reflect the radiance of true light as we hasten to meet
Him.”
---St. Sophronius (560-638), Christian ascetic and Patriarch
of Jerusalem
Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s
mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to
fall, but he will be a joy to many others. He has been sent
as a sign from God, but many will oppose him. As a result,
the deepest thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a
sword will pierce your very soul.”
---Luke 2:34-35 |
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“A balanced life is found in the tension of opposites.”
---Michael Brown, internet blogger
“If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But
if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
---Matthew 16:25 |
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“To have great poets, there must be great audiences, too.
---Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American poet
Beautiful words stir my heart. I will recite a lovely poem
about the king, for my tongue is like the pen of a skillful
poet.
---Psalm 45:1 |
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“There is a big difference between putting your nose in
other people’s business and putting your heart in other
people’s problems.
---Unknown
A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in
time of need.
---Proverbs 18:17 |
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“Once a human being has arrived on this earth, communication
is the largest single factor determining what kinds of
relationships he makes with others and what happens to him
in the world about him.”
---Virginia Satir, therapist
He (Jesus) taught as one who had real authority.
---Mark 1:22 |
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“Prayer expresses our hope and intention to enter into an
awe-filled relationship with the Divine.”
---Patricia McBee
Lord, hear my prayer.
---Psalm 102:1 |
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“When asked what learning was the most necessary, he (Plato)
said, ‘Not to unlearn what you have learned!’”
---Diogenes Laertius, biographer of Greek philosophers
Then his disciples remembered that these scriptures had come
true.
---John 12:16 |
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“Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four
pieces with your bare hands and then just eat one of the
pieces.”
---Judith Viorst, American author, newspaper journalist
“My power works best in weakness.”
---II Corinthians 12:9 |
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“Not to know is bad. Not to want to know is worse. Not to
hope is unthinkable. Not to care is unforgivable.”
---Nigerian Proverb
“They care nothing for me,” says the Lord.
---Jeremiah 9:3 |
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“If you can’t get a compliment any other way, pay yourself
one.”
---Mark Twain
“You have made me act like a fool---boasting like this. You
ought to be writing commendations for me, for I am not at
all inferior to these ‘super apostles.”’
---II Corinthians 12:11 |
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“If you are resolutely determined to make a lawyer of
yourself, the thing is more than half done already.”
---Abraham Lincoln, letter to Isham Reavis, November 5, 1855
I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will.
---Isaiah 50:7 |
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“Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of
your life it may occur.”
---Muriel Spark (1918-2006), novelist
Today I am eighty-five years old. I am as strong now as I
was when Moses sent me on that journey, and I can still
travel and fight as well as I could then. So give me the
hill country that the Lord promised me.
---Joshua 14:10-11 |
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“When you’re in love you never really know whether your
elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if
it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds
her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the
meeting of your sparks.”
---Natalie Clifford Barney (1876-1972), writer
My lover is mine, and I am his.
---Song of Songs 2:16 |
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“It is the little things well done that make up a truly good
life.”
---Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the
United States
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were
working for the Lord.
--Colossians 3:23 |
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“Life is a series of surprises, and would not be worth
taking or keeping, if it were not.”
---Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American essayist,
philosopher, poet
The angel of the Lord said, “Do not be so surprised.”
---Mark 16:6 |
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“I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack
the time to make it shorter.”
---Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), French mathematician and
philosopher
“Just say a simple, ‘Yes,’ I will, or ‘No,’ I won’t.”
---Matthew 5:37 |
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“Growth, character, and enjoyment of life come from our
mistakes. A child that is not permitted to fall will never
learn, for walking is a succession of falls.”
---Dr. Frank Crane (1861-1928), Presbyterian minister
He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and
the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as
I walked along.
---Psalm 40:2 |
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“Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.”
---Claus Moser
“Happy are those who listen to me (wisdom), watching for me
daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home! For
whoever finds me finds life and wins approval from the Lord.
But those who miss me have injured themselves. All who hate
me love death.”
---Proverbs 8:34-35 |
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"Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go
of another person's throat
---William P. Young, Canadian novelist, author of the Shack
Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another…
---Ephesians 4:32 |
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“Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute,
day by dragging day, in all the thousands of small uncaring
ways.”
---Steven Vincent Benet (1898-1943), American author,
novelist, poet,
Live a life filled with love for others…
---Ephesians 5:2 |
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“Man was created as a being who should constantly keep
improving, a being who on reaching one goal sets a higher
one.”
---Ralph Ransom
I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these
things or that I have already reached perfection. But I keep
working toward that day when I will finally be all that
Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me to be.
---Philippians 3:12-13 |
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“In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the
right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.”
---Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot
was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed
his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of the
blood of this man. The responsibility is yours!”
---Matthew 27:24 |
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‘Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.”
---Peter F. Drucker, author and management expert
Teach us to make the most of our time.
---Psalm 90:12 |
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“Every house where love abides
And friendship is a guest,
Is surely home, and home sweet home
For there the heart can rest.
---Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933), Minister and hymn writer
Look, the home of God is now among his people!
---Revelation 21:3 |
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“Perhaps the most valuable result of an education is the
ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when
it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.”
---Thomas Huxley (1825-1895), Biologist and educator
Do your planning and prepare your fields before building
your house.
---Proverbs 24:27 |
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“Samson killed a thousand men with the jaw bone of an ass.
That many sales are killed every day with the same weapon.”
---Anonymous
Wise words bring many benefits.
---Proverbs 12:14 |
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“Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man
has no time to form.”
---Andre Maurois (1885-1967), French author
Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will
fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will
find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not faint.
---Isaiah 40:30-31 |
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