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“Find what you love doing and never work a day in your
life.”
---Confucious
Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord
rather than for men.
---Colossians 3:23 |
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One of the greatest disciplines we can master is the
discipline of letting go what needs to go.
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
There is really only one thing being concerned about. Mary
has discovered it—and I won’t take it away from her.
---Luke 10:42 |
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“The peace you proclaim with words must dwell even more
abundantly in your hearts. Do not provoke others to anger or
give scandal. Rather, let your gentleness draw them to
peace, goodness and concord. This is our vocation: to heal
what is broken, to bring home those who are lost. And
remember that many who may now seem to be of the devil can
one day become disciples of Christ.”
---St. Francis of Assisi (1181or 1182-1226), founder of the
Order of the Friars Minor, known as the Franciscans
Walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have
been called, with all humility and gentleness, with
patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being
diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of
peace.
---Ephesians 4: 1-3 |
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“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being
liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.”
---Peter F. Drucker, Author and Management Expert
Those who had received his word were baptized; and that day
there were added about three thousand souls. They were
continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching
and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
---Acts 3:41-42 |
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“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one
after another.”
---Walter Elliott (1842-1928), Roman Catholic priest and
author
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without
wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
---Hebrews 10:23 |
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“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer
but wish we didn’t.”
---Erica Jong, American author, poet, essayist
Plans go wrong for lace of advice.
---Proverbs 15:22 |
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“If you yourself are at peace, then there is at least some
peace in the world.”
---Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Trappist monk and Roman
Catholic author
Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
---Romans 5:1 |
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“Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.”
---Henry J. Kaiser (1882-1967), American industrialist
A wise youth works hard all summer. A youth who sleeps away
the hour of opportunity brings shame.
---Proverbs 10:5 |
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“All those who wander are not lost.”
---J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) English writer, poet,
professor
I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me,
for I have not forgotten your commands.
---Psalm 119:176 |
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“Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark.”
---George Iles, English actor
What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we
hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we
cannot yet see.
---Hebrews 11:1 |
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“Remembering the atrocities of the past can soften our
hearts for those who hurt today and strengthen us to protect
against the potential evils of tomorrow.
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
Be on guard. Stand true to what you believe. Be courageous.
Be strong.
---II Corinthians 16:13 |
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“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a
kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the
smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to
turn a life around.’
---Leo Buscaglia, author
In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced
case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he fell to the
ground, face down in the dust, begging to be healed. “Lord,”
he said, “if you want to, you can make me well again.” Jesus
reached out and touched the man. “I want to,” he said. “Be
healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.
---Luke 5:12-13 |
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“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”
---Yoda, in “The Empire Strikes Back”
When Moses had finished saying these things to all the
people of Israel, he said, “I am not 120 years old and no
longer able to lead you. The Lord has told me that I will
not cross the Jordan River. But the Lord your God himself
will cross over ahead of you.”
---Deuteronomy 31:1-2 |
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“We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate
successes are mixed with sadness.”
---Pierre Corneille (1606-1684), French dramatist
Then the man from Cush arrived and said, “I have good news
for my lord the king. Today the Lord has rescued you from
all those who rebelled against you.”
“What about the young Absalom?” the king demanded. “Is he
all right?”
And the Cushite replied, “May all of your enemies, both now
and in the future be as that young man is!”
The king was overcome with emotion. He went up to his room
over the gateway and burst into tears. And as he went, he
cried, “O my Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I
could have died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son.”
---II Samuel 18:31-33 |
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“Overlook much. Correct a little.”
---Pope John XXIII
Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making
allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.
---Ephesians 4:2 |
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“There’s nothing like music to relieve the soul and uplift
it.”
---Mickey Hart (Drummer for the Grateful Dead)
Praise him with a blast of the trumpet; praise him with the
lyre and harp! Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;
praise him with stringed instruments and flutes! Praise him
with a clash of cymbals.
---Psalm 150:3-5 |
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“It’s in your moments of decision that your destiny is
shaped.”
---Anthony Robbins, author, speaker
Today I have given you the choice between life and death,
between blessings and curses. I call on heaven and earth to
witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life,
that you and your descendants might live! Choose to love the
Lord your God and to obey him and commit yourself to him,
for he is your life.”
---Deuteronomy 30:19-20 |
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“Only a mediocre person is always at his best.”
---W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1905), British author and
playwright
And I can see your constant improvement in all these things.
---Revelation 2:19 |
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“The door of success swings on the hinges of obstacles.”
---Denis Waitley, author, speaker
“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say
to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will
move.”
---Matthew 17:20 |
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“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary; To one
without faith, no explanation is possible.”
---Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274), philosopher and theologian of
the medieval church
Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but
we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to the Jews
and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God had
called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and
the wisdom of God.
---I Corinthians 1:22-24 |
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“Close you eyes for a moment. I want you to think about what
seems most impossible. Nothing is impossible with God. Is it
your business? Or your school? Or your marriage? How about
keeping the house clean, keeping up with the wash, having a
ministry with others, or healing strained relationships with
people? Will you ask the Lord to handle that specific
impossibility, and then leave it with Him in a faith that
simply will not doubt?”
---Charles R. Swindoll, author, speaker
Everything is possible with God.
---Mark 10:27 |
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“Not what we give,
But what we share,
For the gift
Without the giver
Is bare
---James Russell Lowell (1762-1861), American poet
I don’t want your sacrifices---I want your love! I don’t
want your offerings---I want you to know Me!”
---Hosea 6:6 (Living Bible) |
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“Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but
you only spend it once.”
---Lillian Dickson (1901-1983), Christian missionary to
Taiwan
My purpose is to give life in all its fullness.
---John 10:10 |
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“You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can
teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue
the learning process as long as he lives.”
---Clay P. Bradford
Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
Let those with understanding receive guidance by exploring
the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the
wise and their riddles.
---Proverbs 1:5-6 |
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“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf.”
---Unknown
With God’s help we will do mighty things.
---Psalm 60:12 |
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“Once you have wrestled, everything else in life becomes
easy.”
---Dan Gable, Olympic gold medalist in wrestling and
wrestling coach, University of Iowa
We went through fire and flood, but you brought us to a
place of great abundance.
---Psalm 66:12 |
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“You never know when bad things are intended to lead you in
good directions.”
---Lou Holtz, former football coach and current sports
commentator
We know that God causes everything to work together for the
good of those who love God and are called according to his
purpose for them.
---Romans 8:2 |
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“Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor
that but simple growth. We are happy when we are growing.”
---William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Irish poet
The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful
you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But
those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or
blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed for their old
sins.
---II Peter 1:8-9 |
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“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only
through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be
strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved.”
---Helen Keller (1880-1968), American deafblind author,
lecturer
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials,
for we know that they help us develop endurance. And
endurance develops strength of character, and character
strengthens our confident hope of salvation.
---Romans 5:3-4 |
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“When the morning’s freshness has been replaced by the
weariness of midday, when the leg muscles give under the
strain, the climb seems endless, and suddenly nothing will
go quite as you wish---it is then that you must not
hesitate.”
---Dag Hammarskjold (1905-1961), former Secretary General of
the United Nations.
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 grow weary. They will walk and not
faint.
---Isaiah 40:29-30 |
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