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title: "Great Ruins Wisdom"
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> [Let it be a settled principle ...that men's salvation, if saved, is wholly of God; and that man's ruin, if lost, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-ryle/let-it-be-a-settled-principle-that-men-s-salvation-if-saved-is-wholly/)

[J. C. Ryle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-ryle/)

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> [As they do every year, al-Qaida has threatened to disrupt and ruin Christmas. You know, we already have a group that disrupts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-leno/as-they-do-every-year-al-qaida-has-threatened-to-disrupt-and-ruin/)

[Jay Leno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-leno/)

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> [A ruin should always be protected but never repaired - thus may we witness full the lingering legacies of the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/a-ruin-should-always-be-protected-but-never-repaired-thus-may-we/)

[Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/)

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> [From that house there has come so much life that it ought never to die or fall into ruin... For me that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-s-buck/from-that-house-there-has-come-so-much-life-that-it-ought-never-to/)

[Pearl S. Buck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-s-buck/)

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> [We moved together very slowly toward the house, trying to understand its ugliness and ruin and shame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-jackson/we-moved-together-very-slowly-toward-the-house-trying-to-understand/)

[Shirley Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-jackson/)

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> [“Alas, poor gentleman, He look’d not like the ruins of his youth But like the ruins of those ruins.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ford/alas-poor-gentleman-he-look-d-not-like-the-ruins-of-his-youth-but/)

[John Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ford/)

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> [“The sharpest minds often ruin their lives by overthinking the next step, while the dull win the race with eyes closed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bethany-brookbank/the-sharpest-minds-often-ruin-their-lives-by-overthinking-the-next/)

[Bethany Brookbank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bethany-brookbank/)

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> [Any manipulation of the Scriptures to make them speak peace to the natural man is evil and can only lead to ruin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/any-manipulation-of-the-scriptures-to-make-them-speak-peace-to-the/)

[Aiden Wilson Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aiden-wilson-tozer/)

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> [“I have emotions that are like newspapers that read themselves. I go for days at a time trapped in the want ads.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-brautigan/i-have-emotions-that-are-like-newspapers-that-read-themselves-i-go/)

[Richard Brautigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-brautigan/)

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> [It is sometimes of God's mercy that men in the eager pursuit of worldly aggrandizement are baffled; for they are very like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/it-is-sometimes-of-god-s-mercy-that-men-in-the-eager-pursuit-of/)

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/)

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> [Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/freedom-of-speech-is-a-principal-pillar-of-a-free-government-when/)

[Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/)

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> [Sadly, if we are not confident about our choices, we can easily let other peoples' comments make us feel guilty and ruin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/sadly-if-we-are-not-confident-about-our-choices-we-can-easily-let/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

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> [What armies and how much of war I have seen, what thousands of marching troops, what fields of slain, what prisons, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/what-armies-and-how-much-of-war-i-have-seen-what-thousands-of/)

[Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/)

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> [He who busies himself with things other than improvement of his own self becomes perplexed in darkness and entangled in ruin. His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-ibn-abi-talib/he-who-busies-himself-with-things-other-than-improvement-of-his-own/)

[Ali ibn Abi Talib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-ibn-abi-talib/)

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> [When under the influence of certain (or some) reasons (or causes) (alcohol, war, etc - added Spir here) the low instincts are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/when-under-the-influence-of-certain-or-some-reasons-or-causes-alcohol/)

[African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/)

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> [“Smoke curls among the ruins of East London. Many of the buildings have burned to the ground or split like exploded rocks.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-owen-theobald/smoke-curls-among-the-ruins-of-east-london-many-of-the-buildings-have/)

[John Owen Theobald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-owen-theobald/)

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> [There is one certain means by which I can be sure never to see my country's ruin: I will die in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-iii-of-england/there-is-one-certain-means-by-which-i-can-be-sure-never-to-see-my/)

[William III of England](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-iii-of-england/)

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> [Don’t let people’s stereotypes or stigmas or words—don’t let that put you in a box. Don’t let that ruin your day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lil-b/don-t-let-people-s-stereotypes-or-stigmas-or-words-don-t-let-that-put/)

[Lil B](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lil-b/)

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> [“As I climb'd the mountain's side, Where the Lake and Valley meet, All my country's power and pride Lay in ruins at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery/as-i-climb-d-the-mountain-s-side-where-the-lake-and-valley-meet-all/)

[James Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery/)

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> [...you can't let something that'll probably never happen ruin your life. You're only helping to make it a self-fulfilling prophecy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-khoury/you-can-t-let-something-that-ll-probably-never-happen-ruin-your-life/)

[Raymond Khoury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-khoury/)

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> [Overthinking kills your happiness, insecurities kills your self-esteem, & lies kills your trust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/overthinking-kills-your-happiness-insecurities-kills-your-self-esteem/)

[Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/)

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> [...I can't possibly take time off for a second baby, unless I do, in which case that is nobody's business and I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-fey/i-can-t-possibly-take-time-off-for-a-second-baby-unless-i-do-in-which/)

[Tina Fey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-fey/)

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> [Complaining not only ruins everybody else's day, it ruins the complainer's day, too. The more we complain, the more unhappy we get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/complaining-not-only-ruins-everybody-else-s-day-it-ruins-the/)

[Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/)

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> [There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun, and it's been the ruin of many a poor boy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/there-is-a-house-in-new-orleans-they-call-the-rising-sun-and-it-s/)

[Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/)

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> [It feels like he's marking me. Like he's preparing me for something monumental. That could both change and ruin my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katy-evans/it-feels-like-he-s-marking-me-like-he-s-preparing-me-for-something/)

[Katy Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katy-evans/)

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> [Years ago, I tried to top everybody, but I don't anymore. I realized it was killing conversation. When you're always trying for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/groucho-marx/years-ago-i-tried-to-top-everybody-but-i-don-t-anymore-i-realized-it/)

[Groucho Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/groucho-marx/)

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> [I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-portman/i-m-going-to-college-i-don-t-care-if-it-ruins-my-career-i-d-rather-be/)

[Natalie Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-portman/)

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> [He that discovers himself, till he hath made himself master of his desires, lays himself open to his own ruin, and makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-quarles/he-that-discovers-himself-till-he-hath-made-himself-master-of-his/)

[Francis Quarles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-quarles/)

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> [If things are too perfect, people are always so afraid that it's going to change, so they ruin it themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-manson/if-things-are-too-perfect-people-are-always-so-afraid-that-it-s-going/)

[Marilyn Manson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-manson/)

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> [“Overthinking numbs our instincts and turns what should be a quick decision into a mental committee meeting.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/overthinking-numbs-our-instincts-and-turns-what-should-be-a-quick/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

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> [Perhaps someday in the distant future, dinosaurs may once again rule the Earth. If they ever learn to watch the stars, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-paglen/perhaps-someday-in-the-distant-future-dinosaurs-may-once-again-rule/)

[Trevor Paglen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-paglen/)

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> [Don't fuss about trifles. Don't permit little things-the mere termites of life-to ruin your happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/don-t-fuss-about-trifles-don-t-permit-little-things-the-mere-termites/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/)

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> [Depression effects all of us in different ways, people even kill themselves, but why? You gain no satisfaction and you ruin people's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-leto/depression-effects-all-of-us-in-different-ways-people-even-kill/)

[Shannon Leto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-leto/)

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> [Good intentions have been the ruin of the world. The only people who have achieved anything have been those who have had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/good-intentions-have-been-the-ruin-of-the-world-the-only-people-who/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

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> [If people are going to run you over for no reason and think they're going to get away with it, you just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kasey-kahne/if-people-are-going-to-run-you-over-for-no-reason-and-think-they-re/)

[Kasey Kahne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kasey-kahne/)

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> [Skateboarding is forever, and things like college and girls only ruin an endlessly savored adolescence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/skateboarding-is-forever-and-things-like-college-and-girls-only-ruin/)

[Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/)

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> [All men are not slimy warthogs. Some men are silly giraffes, some woebegone puppies, some insecure frogs. But if one is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-heimel/all-men-are-not-slimy-warthogs-some-men-are-silly-giraffes-some/)

[Cynthia Heimel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-heimel/)

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> [The Athenian democracy suffered much from that narrowness of patriotism which is the ruin of all nations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-g-wells/the-athenian-democracy-suffered-much-from-that-narrowness-of/)

[H. G. Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-g-wells/)

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> [Half the Christian churches of New York are trying to ruin the free public schools in order to replace them by religious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-e-b-du-bois/half-the-christian-churches-of-new-york-are-trying-to-ruin-the-free/)

[W. E. B. Du Bois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-e-b-du-bois/)

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> [Do not paint a picture either of God or the devil on your walls: this will ruin both your walls and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/do-not-paint-a-picture-either-of-god-or-the-devil-on-your-walls-this/)

[Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/)

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