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Your fellow man is your mirror. If your own face is clean, the image you perceive will also be flawless. But should you look upon your fellow man and see a blemish, it is your own imperfection that you are encountering – you are being shown what it is that you must correct within yourself.

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We should learn and reflect to the best of our capacity, but when we reach a point where we are unable to make sense of life, we should supplant faith for understanding, and reflect again on what we do know.
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Capacity Should Understanding
Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
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Redemption Remembrance Secret
He who is full of joy is full of love.
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Build Joy Light
The world is new to us every morning – and every man should believe he is reborn each day
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Good Morning Positive Time
When a father complains that his son has taken to evil ways, what should he do? Love him more than ever.
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Father Son Taken
A broom sweeps clean, and itself becomes soiled; cleanse yourself of those offenses of which you may feel guilty.
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Clean Guilty May
For any of us to come to the understanding that we are common and unlearned is the accomplishment of a lifetime.
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Accomplishment Common Understanding
From every human being there rises a light.
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Being There Humans Light
Fear builds walls to bar the light.
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Bars Light Wall
The world is full of wonders and miracles but man takes his little hand and covers his eyes and sees nothing.
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Eye Hands Men
Pleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
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Manifestation Name Pleasure
Unless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
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Believe Creation Prayer
To pull a friend out of the mire, don’t hesitate to get dirty.
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Dirty Friend Hesitate
As man acts, God reacts.
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Act God Man React
I am going out one door, and shall go through another.
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Doors Going Out
If a man has beheld evil, he may know that it was shown to him in order that he learn his own guilt and repent; for what is shown to him is also within him.
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Evil Man Order

Your fellow man is your mirror. If your own face is clean, the image you perceive will also be flawless. But should you look upon your fellow man and see a blemish, it is your own imperfection that you are encountering – you are being shown what it is that you must correct within yourself.

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Your fellow man is your mirror. If your own face is clean, the image you perceive will also be flawless. But should you look upon your fellow man and see a blemish, it is your own imperfection that you are encountering – you are being shown what it is that you must correct within yourself.

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