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I am going out one door, and shall go through another.

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If the Bible didn’t show us the weaknesses, the vulnerabilities, the sins of our heroes, we might have deep questions about their true virtue.
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Hero might Weakness
To pull a friend out of the mire, don’t hesitate to get dirty.
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Dirty Friend Hesitate
Pleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
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Manifestation Name Pleasure
The ideal of man is to be a revelation himself, clearly to recognize himself as a manifestation of God.
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Manifestation Men Revelation
There is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.
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God Men Rooms
The central aspect of worship is the feeling of being at one with God.
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Aspect Feelings Worship
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
He who is full of joy is full of love.
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Build Joy Light
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Why? Because every human being has a root in the Unity, and to reject the minutest particle of the Unity is to reject it all.
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Neighbor Roots Unity
Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.
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Curriculum Self Esteem Unique
Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
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Redemption Remembrance Secret
People should allow themselves the opportunity to really know what the unity of God means. To grasp a part of the nondivisible union is to grasp the whole.
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Mean Opportunity People
Mind is the foundation of man.
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Foundation Man Mind
Fear builds walls to bar the light.
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Bars Light Wall
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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Imperfection Men Mirrors
From every human being there rises a light.
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Being There Humans Light

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