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That which begins not with prayer, seldom winds up with comfort.
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Afflictions have the same use and end to our souls, that frosty weather hath upon those clothes that are laid and bleaching,…
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The more afflictions you have been under, the more assistance you have had for this life of holiness.
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It is the great support and solace of the saints in all the distresses that befall them here, that there is a…
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Whatsoever we have over-loved, idolized, and leaned upon, God has from time to time broken it, and made us to see the…
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Wrath to come implies both the futurity and perpetuity of this wrath.... Yea, it is not only certainly future, but when it…
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If time be a ring of gold, opportunity is the rich diamond that gives it both its value and glory.
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Oh sirs, deal with sin as sin, and speak of heaven and hell as they are, and not as if you were…
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Tell me, you vain professor, when did you shed a tear for the deadness, hardness, unbelief, or earthliness of your heart? Do…
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Turn in upon yourselves, get into your closets, and now resolve to dwell there. You have been strangers to this work too…
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If you neglect to instruct children in the way of holiness, will the devil neglect to instruct them in the way of…
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How often has providence convinced its observers, upon a sober recollection of the events of their lives, that if the Lord had…
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The traditional spokespersons for the Evangelicals, such as Chuck Colson and James Dobson, have become alarmed about this drift away from the…
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What signifies, says some one, giving halfpence to beggars? they only lay it out in gin or tobacco. "And why should they…
— Hester Lynch Piozzi
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The world says of marriage: A short joy and a long displeasure. But he who understands it finds in it delight, love,…
— Martin Luther
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Nearly everyone could be undone by an old woman's displeasure.
— Victor LaValle
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By the duty to be happy, I thus refer to the ideology... that urges us to evaluate everything in terms of pleasure…
— Pascal Bruckner
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O you who complain to people about your misfortunes, what good will it do you to complain to creatures? They can bring…
— Abdul-Qadir Gilani
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Unkindness almost always stands for the displeasure that one has in oneself.
— Unknown Author
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Insensibility, of all kinds, and on all occasions, most moves my imperial displeasure
— Fanny Burney
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In praise of Thy goodness I must confess that Thou didst try with all Thy means to draw me to Thee. Sometimes…
— Ludwig van Beethoven
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If it ever lay in my power, I will work the Cardinal as much displeasure as he has done to me.
— Anne Boleyn
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Never shall I recollect the occasion he gave me of displeasure, without feeling it renewed.
— Fanny Burney
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It is most cheering and encouraging for me to know that in the efforts which I have made and am making for…
— Abraham Lincoln
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