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> [Just as some people may conceal their own sinfulness thus seeming better than the norm, others expose their own sinfulness thus seeming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/just-as-some-people-may-conceal-their-own-sinfulness-thus-seeming/)

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> [What may intimidate a man is a woman who thinks with her mind before she feels with her heart. Nevertheless what determines…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/what-may-intimidate-a-man-is-a-woman-who-thinks-with-her-mind-before/)

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> [Man was created to glorify God. Now, that may encompass other things which God has planned for each man, but essentially, man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/man-was-created-to-glorify-god-now-that-may-encompass-other-things/)

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> [Those 'back burner' thoughts, the ones the brain isn't quite sure about yet, may cook the slowest yet they often manage to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/those-back-burner-thoughts-the-ones-the-brain-isn-t-quite-sure-about/)

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> [You think you're losing your mind, but do keep in mind, as long as you may, that the ability to go on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/you-think-you-re-losing-your-mind-but-do-keep-in-mind-as-long-as-you/)

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> [A lack of common sense usually ends in some heroic feat, much like the soldier who dives onto the grenade so that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/a-lack-of-common-sense-usually-ends-in-some-heroic-feat-much-like-the/)

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> [Love may be harder to find in some people, but when they do love you know it must be something marvelous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/love-may-be-harder-to-find-in-some-people-but-when-they-do-love-you/)

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> [My confidence is in the idea that I may be wrong on this or that. No man in this life should ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/my-confidence-is-in-the-idea-that-i-may-be-wrong-on-this-or-that-no/)

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> [If truth is like the terrain, are we the generation who sees it as one who has worn shoes all his life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/if-truth-is-like-the-terrain-are-we-the-generation-who-sees-it-as-one/)

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> [All great leaders find a sense of balance through their levels of reception. For instance, those who support a leader may soften…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/all-great-leaders-find-a-sense-of-balance-through-their-levels-of/)

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> [Philosophy may serve as the bridge between theology and science. All atheism is a philosophy, but not all philosophy is atheism. Philosophy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/philosophy-may-serve-as-the-bridge-between-theology-and-science-all/)

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> [To reach only for that which pleasantly enchants you is the least of imagination, if even imagination at all, by the obvious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/to-reach-only-for-that-which-pleasantly-enchants-you-is-the-least-of/)

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> [One may not always know his purpose until his only option is to monopolize in what he truly excels at. He grows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/one-may-not-always-know-his-purpose-until-his-only-option-is-to/)

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> [It can be a good thing if deeper theology, or philosophy, only makes one more uncertain. It may lead to a healthy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/it-can-be-a-good-thing-if-deeper-theology-or-philosophy-only-makes/)

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> [Even though artists of all kinds claim to put their hearts and souls into their works, it will only confuse you, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/even-though-artists-of-all-kinds-claim-to-put-their-hearts-and-souls/)

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> [I often ask myself, 'Who would Jesus vote for?' Then I start to think that he wouldn't vote at all; however, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/i-often-ask-myself-who-would-jesus-vote-for-then-i-start-to-think/)

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> [Constantly stopping to explain oneself may expand into a frustrating burden for the rare individual, so ceasing to do so is like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/constantly-stopping-to-explain-oneself-may-expand-into-a-frustrating/)

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> [It is ignorance that is at times incomprehensible to the wise; for instance, he may not see 'the positive person' or 'the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/it-is-ignorance-that-is-at-times-incomprehensible-to-the-wise-for/)

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> [To better understand God we must first shatter our own idea of God - maybe even day after day. Maybe he's too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/to-better-understand-god-we-must-first-shatter-our-own-idea-of-god/)

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> [When we begin to reflect Christ, the Bible, when more understood as being centered around Christ, seems to be potentially every man's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/when-we-begin-to-reflect-christ-the-bible-when-more-understood-as/)

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> [There is such a thing as righteous judgment, but it seems that lately the word 'judgment' has become a curse word, period.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/there-is-such-a-thing-as-righteous-judgment-but-it-seems-that-lately/)

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> [You maintain hope for humanity as an infinite skeptic of gossip and slander. In all mankind's desires for entertainment and exaggeration and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/you-maintain-hope-for-humanity-as-an-infinite-skeptic-of-gossip-and/)

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> [When you're socially awkward, you're isolated more than usual, and when you're isolated more than usual, your creativity is less compromised by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/when-you-re-socially-awkward-you-re-isolated-more-than-usual-and-when/)

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> [Everyone pretends to be 'free thinkers', but few individuals pass the line into expressive territories that may be detrimental to their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/everyone-pretends-to-be-free-thinkers-but-few-individuals-pass-the/)

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> [The trouble with poetry is it's often written to the sound of a drum only the poet may hear; nonetheless, blessed are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/the-trouble-with-poetry-is-it-s-often-written-to-the-sound-of-a-drum/)

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> [Like most arts, the link between the mind and the pen can chain you like an enslaved workaholic. Even on an intended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/like-most-arts-the-link-between-the-mind-and-the-pen-can-chain-you/)

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> [It often occurs that pride and selfishness are muddled with strength and independence. They are neither equal nor similar; in fact, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/it-often-occurs-that-pride-and-selfishness-are-muddled-with-strength/)

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> [Deceit for personal gain is one of history's most recurring crimes. Man's first step towards change would be thinking, counter-arguing, re-thinking, twisting,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/deceit-for-personal-gain-is-one-of-history-s-most-recurring-crimes/)

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> [God judges men from the inside out; men judge men from the outside in. Perhaps to God, an extreme mental patient is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/god-judges-men-from-the-inside-out-men-judge-men-from-the-outside-in/)

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## Other authors on May

## More by Criss Jami

> [The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/the-only-activity-a-cynic-will-find-contagious-is-yawning-that-is/)

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> [“Religion, like science, is only noteworthy when it emphasizes a matter of what is true rather than whose belief is greater or lesser or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/religion-like-science-is-only-noteworthy-when-it-emphasizes-a-matter/)

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> [“Slander does to a soul what cancer does to a cell.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/slander-does-to-a-soul-what-cancer-does-to-a-cell/)

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> [The hated man is the result of his hater's pride rather than his hater's conscience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/the-hated-man-is-the-result-of-his-hater-s-pride-rather-than-his/)

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> [What is a genius? A person who demands little to nothing from others, but is often found extremely difficult to have around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/what-is-a-genius-a-person-who-demands-little-to-nothing-from-others/)

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> [A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/a-man-does-not-have-to-feel-less-than-human-to-realize-his-sin/)

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> [I would rather my descendants have greater abilities and a greater knowledge of the love of Christ than I do, much like standing on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/i-would-rather-my-descendants-have-greater-abilities-and-a-greater/)

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> [“Create with the heart; build with the mind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/create-with-the-heart-build-with-the-mind/)

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> [Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/peace-is-more-of-an-internal-settlement-rather-than-what-is-visible/)

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> [“Our entire lives we witness individuals, the ones who break some of the most culturally sensitive moral codes, ruined permanently by the media -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/our-entire-lives-we-witness-individuals-the-ones-who-break-some-of/)

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> [Senses of humor define people, as factions, deeper rooted than religious or political opinions. When carrying out everyday tasks, opinions are rather easy to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/senses-of-humor-define-people-as-factions-deeper-rooted-than/)

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> [I believe in evolution in the sense that a short-tempered man is the successor of a crybaby.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/i-believe-in-evolution-in-the-sense-that-a-short-tempered-man-is-the/)

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> [“God speaks of his children shining best in ways that only he can provide. The heavens lift one as a golden child while the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/god-speaks-of-his-children-shining-best-in-ways-that-only-he-can/)

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> [It is never just disagreement but always intellectual dishonesty that is the apologist's worst enemy. And its apprentice is ignorance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/it-is-never-just-disagreement-but-always-intellectual-dishonesty-that/)

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> [“Always work towards a dream or you'll always dream of working elsewhere.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/always-work-towards-a-dream-or-you-ll-always-dream-of-working/)

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                        "text": "To reach only for that which pleasantly enchants you is the least of imagination, if even imagination at all, by the obvious reality of remaining within your means. The greater of imagination is parallel to risk. It extends beyond your comfort zone or haven, or sense of beauty, or what you personally believe suits you in exploration of what may not.",
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                        "text": "It can be a good thing if deeper theology, or philosophy, only makes one more uncertain. It may lead to a healthy doubt; he may throw his hands up saying, 'God, I just don't know anymore. If you're out there, I'm giving it all to you.' From there, after the surrender, he is allowing God himself, rather than theories, books, and documents, to take over and lead him into all truth.",
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                        "text": "Constantly stopping to explain oneself may expand into a frustrating burden for the rare individual, so ceasing to do so is like finally dropping the weights and sprinting towards his goals. Those who insincerely misunderstand, who intentionally distort the motives of a pure-intentioned individual, then, no longer have the opportunity to block his path; instead, they are the ones left to stand on the sidelines shouting frustratedly in the wind of his trail.",
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                        "text": "To better understand God we must first shatter our own idea of God - maybe even day after day. Maybe he's too great to stay compressed in the human mind. Maybe he splits it wide open; this is why pretentious intellectualism so often fails to comprehend the concept of God: it is only accepting of what it can explain while in the process finding higher sources offensive. What we may confidently assert is that faith is the opening that allows God, this unpredictable, unseen power, to travel in and out of the mind without all the pains of confusion.",
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                        "text": "You maintain hope for humanity as an infinite skeptic of gossip and slander. In all mankind's desires for entertainment and exaggeration and sensationalism, when it comes to gossip, the individual always sounds worse than he really is. This is why adhering to gossip subtly affects the mental state of the listener - he goes on holding shady opinions regardless of where the realities of their lights and darknesses may stand.",
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