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> [The individual (no matter how well-meaning he might be, no matter how much strength he might have, if only he would use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soren-kierkegaard/the-individual-no-matter-how-well-meaning-he-might-be-no-matter-how/)

[Soren Kierkegaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soren-kierkegaard/)

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> [The development of faith in the Lord is an individual matter. Repentance is also an individual matter. Only as an individual can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-m-nelson/the-development-of-faith-in-the-lord-is-an-individual-matter/)

[Russell M. Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-m-nelson/)

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> [A belief is purely an individual matter, and you cannot and must not organize it. If you do, it becomes dead, crystallized;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiddu-krishnamurti/a-belief-is-purely-an-individual-matter-and-you-cannot-and-must-not/)

[Jiddu Krishnamurti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiddu-krishnamurti/)

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> [Life with God is an individual matter, and general formulas do not easily apply.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-yancey/life-with-god-is-an-individual-matter-and-general-formulas-do-not/)

[Philip Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-yancey/)

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> [Happiness is not an individual matter. When you are able to bring relief, or bring back the smile to one person, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/happiness-is-not-an-individual-matter-when-you-are-able-to-bring/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

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> [Happiness is not an individual matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/happiness-is-not-an-individual-matter/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

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