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While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.

John Calvin

We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
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There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
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We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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Sometimes it seems things go by too quickly. We are so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take the time to enjoy where we are.
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But those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the Word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.
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We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.
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While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.
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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
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A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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Man’s mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.
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Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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