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The playthings of our elders are called business.


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The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.



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Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.



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Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.



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Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.



Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.

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