Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
JOHN MILTONFor liberty hath a sharp and double edge, fit only to be handled by just and virtuous men; to bad and dissolute, it becomes a mischief unwieldy in their own hands.
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Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.
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Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
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Meanwhile the Adversary of God and man, Satan with thoughts inflamed of highest design, Puts on swift wings, and towards the gates of hell Explores his solitary flight.
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My latest found, Heaven’s last, best gift, my ever new delight!
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When we speak of knowing God, it must be understood with reference to man’s limited powers of comprehension. God, as He really is, is far beyond man’s imagination, let alone understanding. God has revealed only so much of Himself as our minds can conceive and the weakness of our nature can bear.
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He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
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Where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all.
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Evil on itself shall back recoil.
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Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed.
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Never can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.
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Innocence, Once Lost, Can Never Be Regained. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon, Can Never Be Lost.
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God made thee perfect, not immutable.
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As therefore the state of man now is, what wisdom can there be to choose, what continence to forbear, without the knowledge of good and evil?
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A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.
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The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.
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