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Be Yourself -The man who is neither bent upon pleasing his fellows nor afraid of offending them will enjoy great peace.


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Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.



He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.

He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.



A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!

A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!



If you want to learn something that will really help you, learn to see yourself as God sees you and not as you see yourself in the distorted mirror of your own self-importance.

If you want to learn something that will really help you, learn to see yourself as God sees you and not as you see yourself in the distorted mirror of your own self-importance.



To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.

To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.



Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.



Love feels no burden, regards not labors, strives toward more than it attains, argues not of impossibility, since it believes that it may and can do all things.

Love feels no burden, regards not labors, strives toward more than it attains, argues not of impossibility, since it believes that it may and can do all things.



First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.



Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.

Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.



Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is.

Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is.





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...if you want to add a little spice to your life, plant some dill. And learn to salsa.

...if you want to add a little spice to your life, plant some dill. And learn to salsa.



Blunt turned to the man in question with a helpless grin, "You have always proven yourself a mystery to me, good fellow!"Falconer lifted one corner of his mouth, "Then I have succeeded, Blunt.

Blunt turned to the man in question with a helpless grin, "You have always proven yourself a mystery to me, good fellow!"Falconer lifted one corner of his mouth, "Then I have succeeded, Blunt.



Bed rest and a large steaming mug of hot chocolate. I always find that cheers me up.

Bed rest and a large steaming mug of hot chocolate. I always find that cheers me up.



Flowers of sin, like some black sun, Bloom in my dreams Their perfume-sodden fragrance Spreading through each heartbeat.

Flowers of sin, like some black sun, Bloom in my dreams Their perfume-sodden fragrance Spreading through each heartbeat.



If you cannot attract a woman, you are, by definition, sterile.

If you cannot attract a woman, you are, by definition, sterile.



To be honest, Im not that much of a reader of Korean fiction, since so little is translated.

To be honest, Im not that much of a reader of Korean fiction, since so little is translated.



Unless there's a personal transformation, there can be no social transformation.

Unless there's a personal transformation, there can be no social transformation.



Some guys practice like all-Americans but they can't play!

Some guys practice like all-Americans but they can't play!



It is the Lord's Day, and I do believe that cheerful hearts and faces are not unpleasant in His sight.

It is the Lord's Day, and I do believe that cheerful hearts and faces are not unpleasant in His sight.



every heart has its graveyard.

every heart has its graveyard.




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