God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
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The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
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Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.
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The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
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In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
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What are kingdoms without justice? They’re just gangs of bandits.
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Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
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The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.
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It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
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Sin is believing the lie that you are self-created, self-dependent and self-sustained.
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Put no faith in salvation through the political order.
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We count on God’s mercy for our past mistakes, on God’s love for our present needs, on God’s sovereignty for our future.
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Sin is Energy in the wrong channel.
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Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.
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We speak, but it is God who teaches.
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