If that vital spark that we find in a grain of wheat can pass unchanged through countless deaths and resurrections, will the spirit of man be unable to pass from this body to another?
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANMost of the temptations that come to us to sell the soul come in connection with the getting of money.
More William Jennings Bryan Quotes
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The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.
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Whenever one refuses to admit such a self-evident truth, for instance, as that it is wrong to steal, don’t argue with him-search him; the reason may be found in his pocket.
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None so little enjoy themselves, and are such burdens to themselves, as those who have nothing to do. Only the active have the true relish of life.
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I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together.
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The wisdom of the Bible writers is more than human; the prophecies proclaim a Supreme Ruler who, though inhabiting all space, deigns to speak through the hearts and minds and tongues of His children.
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Wars are sometimes waged to extend trade-the blood of many being shed to enrich a few.
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The Old Testament gave us the law; the New Testament reveals the love upon which the law rests.
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If we desire rules to govern our spiritual development we turn back to the Sermon on the Mount.
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Christ has made of death a narrow starlit strip between the companionships of yesterday and the reunions of tomorrow.
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Selfish interest is one of the most common obstructions to the advance of truth.
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Success is brought by continued labor and continued watchfulness. We must struggle on, not for one moment hesitate, nor take one backward step.
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Agnosticism is the natural attitude of the evolutionist. How can a brute mind comprehend spiritual things?
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We have our thoughts, our hopes, our fears, and yet we know that in a moment a change may come over any one of us that will convert a living, breathing human being into a mass of lifeless clay.
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Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments – a republic whose flag is loved while other flags are only feared.
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If we steal a man’s purse we are thieves. If we steal twelve hundred islands we are patriots. If you steal a man’s money you will be sent to the penitentiary. If you steal his liberty you will be sent to the White House.
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