I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.
C. S. LEWISLove is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.
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The death of a beloved is an amputation.
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We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it.
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A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.
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A clever arrangement of bad eggs will never make a good omelet.
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You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.
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If you live for the next world, you get this one in the deal; but if you live only for this world, you lose them both.
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The fact that our heart yearns for something Earth can’t supply is proof that Heaven must be our home.
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We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito.
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You must be asking which door is the true one; not which pleases you best.
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When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.
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Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.
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Every Christian would agree that a man’s spiritual health is exactly proportional to his love for God.
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Love as distinct from “being in love” is not merely a feeling. It is a deep unity, maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by habit.
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In such a fearful world, we need a fearless church.
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Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.
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