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It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present in us; it is the very sign of His presence.

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The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say My tooth is aching than to say “My heart is broken.
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Attempt Broken Heart Conceal Heart Pain Teeth
Mere change is not growth. Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, and where there is no continuity there is no growth.
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Change Growth Hustle Improvement Synthesis
One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts.
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Coward Eyes FAction People Shut Truth
Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.
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Fear Gratitude Love Lust Past Present
When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.
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Blessing Giving Lose Place Unexpected
You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.
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Book Enough Reading Tea
We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.
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FAction Friendship Live Meditation Solitude World
Atheists express their rage against God although in their view He does not exist.
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Atheist Exist Express God Rage View
We must stop regarding unpleasant or unexpected things as interruptions of real life. The truth is that interruptions are real life.
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Interruption Life Pleasant Regard Truth Unexpectated
She’s the sort of woman who lives for others – you can tell the others by their hunted expression.
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Expression Humour Hunt Live She Woman
God knows our situation; He will not judge us as if we had no difficulties to overcome. What matters is the sincerity and perseverance of our will to overcome them.
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God Hard Time Judgement Overcome Perseverance Situation
Write about what really interests you, whether it is real things or imaginary things, and nothing else.
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Book Habit Imagination Interest Writing
Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear.
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Broken Heart Burden Depression Heart Hurt Pain Physical
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.
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Break Up Experience Humour Inspirational Let Go Pain
I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.
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Hurt Learning Sad Silence Speak Truth
Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.
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Character Goodness Inspirational Integrity One Liner Watch

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