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> [Patience is like good motor oil. It doesn't remove all the contaminants. It just puts them into suspension so they don't get into your works and seize them up. Patient people have, so to speak, a large crankcase. They can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-plantinga/patience-is-like-good-motor-oil-it-doesn-t-remove-all-the/)

[Cornelius Plantinga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cornelius-plantinga/)

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## More by Cornelius Plantinga

> [To be a responsible person is to find one's role in the building of shalom, the re-webbing of God, humanity and all creation in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-plantinga/to-be-a-responsible-person-is-to-find-one-s-role-in-the-building-of/)

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> [A humble person is more likely to be self confident... a person with real humility knows how much they are loved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-plantinga/a-humble-person-is-more-likely-to-be-self-confident-a-person-with/)

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> [Because they are human beings, addicts long for wholeness, for fulfillment, and for the final good that believers call God. Like all idolatries, addiction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-plantinga/because-they-are-human-beings-addicts-long-for-wholeness-for/)

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> [At every stage, addiction is driven by one of the most powerful, mysterious, and vital forces of human existence. What drives addiction is longing--a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-plantinga/at-every-stage-addiction-is-driven-by-one-of-the-most-powerful/)

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> [... the way to thrive is to help others thrive; the way to flourish is to help others flourish; the way to fulfill yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-plantinga/the-way-to-thrive-is-to-help-others-thrive-the-way-to-flourish-is-to/)

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> [Patience is like good motor oil. It doesn't remove all the contaminants. It just puts them into suspension so they don't get into your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-plantinga/patience-is-like-good-motor-oil-it-doesn-t-remove-all-the/)

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> [We know the excitement of getting a present - we love to unwrap it to see what is inside. So it is with our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-plantinga/we-know-the-excitement-of-getting-a-present-we-love-to-unwrap-it-to/)

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> [To speak of sin without grace is to minimize the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the fruit of the Spirit, and the hope of shalom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-plantinga/to-speak-of-sin-without-grace-is-to-minimize-the-resurrection-of/)

[Cornelius Plantinga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cornelius-plantinga/)

> [Recalling and confessing our sin is like taking out the garbage: once is not enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-plantinga/recalling-and-confessing-our-sin-is-like-taking-out-the-garbage-once/)

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> [For the Christian church… to ignore, euphemize, or otherwise mute the lethal reality of sin is to cut the nerve of the gospel. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-plantinga/for-the-christian-church-to-ignore-euphemize-or-otherwise-mute-the/)

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> [It must be an odd feeling to be thankful to nobody in particular. Christians in public institutions often see this odd thing happening on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-plantinga/it-must-be-an-odd-feeling-to-be-thankful-to-nobody-in-particular/)

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