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A Dionysian life task needs the hardness of the hammer and one of its first essentials is without doubt the joy to be found even… — Friedrich Nietzsche
To be the equal of one's opponent-this is the first condition of an honourable duel. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The necessity for external government to man is in an inverse ratio to the vigor of his self-government. Where the last is most complete, the… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
My first wife didn't like to fly, either. — Gordon Baxter
I have... had a disturbing dream in which I break through a cave wall near Nag Hammadi and discover urns full of ancient Coptic scrolls.… — Colin McEnroe
First they came for the Jews, but I did nothing because I'm not a Jew. Then they came for the socialists, but I did nothing… — Martin Niemoller
Whom the gods would destroy, they first subsidize. — George Roche III
To bring about government by oligarchy, masquerading as democracy, it is fundamentally essential that practically all authority and control be centralized in our Federal government.… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
To get nations back on their feet, we must first get down on our knees. — Billy Graham
What are the things we should pray for? First, our personal troubles...The greatest trouble we can ever know is thinking that we have no trouble… — Martin Luther
I feel it is far better to begin with God, to see His face first, to get my soul near Him before it is near… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Where do you run for help? When you are in trouble, what is your first instinct? Do you run to others or to God? Is… — Kay Arthur
Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything. Unless in the first waking moment of the day you learn to fling the door… — Oswald Chambers
It is by no haphazard chance that in every age men have risen early to pray. The first thing that marks decline in spiritual life… — Oswald Chambers
Prayer is nothing but the breathing that out before the Lord, that was first breathed into us by the Spirit of the Lord. — Thomas Brooks
We should not open our mouths too hastily upon approaching God. On the contrary, we first must ask God to show us what and how… — Watchman Nee
Negligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work. Many are so preoccupied with work that… — Watchman Nee
Satan cannot deny but that great wonders have been wrought by prayer. As the spirit of prayer goes up, so his kingdom goes down. Satan's… — William Gurnall
There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the… — Tony Hoare
For years politicians have promised the Moon. I'm the first one to be able to deliver it. — Richard M. Nixon

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