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> [“The religious lesson is that God celebrates when the unrighteous change their way and return to the flock. In the secular sense this parable is used to illustrate that: All of us, even the least, has value.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-m-perdue/the-religious-lesson-is-that-god-celebrates-when-the-unrighteous/)

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## More by Jim M. Perdue

> [“Justice is a concept common to all faiths. Five hundred years before the birth of Christianity, Confucius taught: Recompense injury with justice, and recompense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-m-perdue/justice-is-a-concept-common-to-all-faiths-five-hundred-years-before/)

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> [“He was teaching that people who trust only in themselves can never find peace or contentment. People’s possessions can imprison them in a world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-m-perdue/he-was-teaching-that-people-who-trust-only-in-themselves-can-never/)

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> [“We are charged with doing the best with what we have. Responsibility is associated with any trust A trustee cannot take the easy way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-m-perdue/we-are-charged-with-doing-the-best-with-what-we-have-responsibility/)

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> [“If you are acting out of love and compassion, don’t worry about the criticism of others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-m-perdue/if-you-are-acting-out-of-love-and-compassion-don-t-worry-about-the/)

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> [“Some people make their own opportunities. The wise person benefits from acts that are lost on others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-m-perdue/some-people-make-their-own-opportunities-the-wise-person-benefits/)

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> [“To show you deserve mercy, give it to others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-m-perdue/to-show-you-deserve-mercy-give-it-to-others/)

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> [“The religious lesson is that God celebrates when the unrighteous change their way and return to the flock. In the secular sense this parable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-m-perdue/the-religious-lesson-is-that-god-celebrates-when-the-unrighteous/)

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> [“They are owned by the things they possess. It is only by giving, by being charitable, that we can hope to gain God’s favor.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-m-perdue/they-are-owned-by-the-things-they-possess-it-is-only-by-giving-by/)

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