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Thomas Watson

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[Wikipedia] Thomas John Watson Sr. was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM's management style and corporate culture from John Henry Patterson's training at NCR. He turned the company into

Quotes by Thomas Watson

“Oh, Christian, if you are overspread with this fretting leprosy, you carry the man of sin about you, for you set yourself…

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A wicked man in prayer may lift up his hands, but he cannot lift up his face.

Faces

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Joining a company is an act that calls for absolute loyalty in big matters and little ones.

Absolutes

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It is our work to cast care, and it is God's work to take care.

Anxiety

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“It is easy to catch a disease from another, but not to catch health. The bad will sooner corrupt the good, than…

Health

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“The world is but a great inn, where we are to stay a night or two, and be gone; what madness is…

Home

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The Ediles among the Romans had their doors always standing open, that all who had petitions might have free access to them.…

Access

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“This judgment is on many, the earth swallows up their time, and thoughts, and discourse, they are buried twice; their hearts are…

Nature

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“Upon our turning to God, we have more restored to us in Christ—than ever was lost in Adam. God says to the…

Justice

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Christ went more willingly to the cross than we do to the throne of grace.

Christ

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The more we enjoy of God, the more we are ravished with delight.

Blessing

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“To obey God, is not so much our duty—as our privilege; his commands carry food in the mouth of them. He bids…

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Prayer is the offering up of our desires to God in the name of Christ, for such things as are agreeable to…

Animated

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Affliction may be lasting, but it is not everlasting.

Adversity

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Prayer delights God's ear; it melts His heart; and opens His hand. God cannot deny a praying soul.

Delight

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“Men could be content to have the kingdom of heaven; but they are loathe to fight for it. They choose rather to…

Kingdom of heaven

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First we practice sin, then defend it, then boast of it.

Boast

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“Until sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet.”

Christ

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Knowledge is the eye that must direct the foot of obedience.

Direct

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“We pray, 'lead us not into temptation'. Do we then lead ourselves into temptation?”

Leadership

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It is absurd to think that anything in us could have the least influence upon our election. Some say that God did…

Absurd

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Prayer is the soul's breathing itself into the bosom of its heavenly Father.

Bosoms

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Knowledge is the eye which must direct the foot of obedience.

Direct

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He that loves the world, how active is he! He will break his peace and sleep for it. He that loves honour,…

Active

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It is hard to carry a full cup without spilling, and a full estate without sinning.

Cups

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