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The whole world appears to me like a huge vacuum, a vast empty space, whence nothing desirable, or at least satisfactory, can…
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As the most extravagant errors were received among the established articles of their faith, so the most infamous vices obtained in their…
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The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state; infinite pity touched the heart of the Father of mercies; and infinite wisdom…
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First, Resolve upon, and daily endeavour to practise, a life of seriousness and strict sobriety.
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Ardent love or desire introduced, as passionately longing to please and glorify the Divine Being, to be in every respect conformed to…
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We should always look upon ourselves as God's servants, placed in God's world, to do his work; and accordingly labour faithfully for…
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Give yourself to prayer, to reading and meditation on divine truths: strive to penetrate to the bottom of them and never be…
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As to my success here I cannot say much as yet: the Indians seem generally kind, and well-disposed towards me, and are…
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Whoever thinks much and to good purpose easily forgets his own experiences, but not the thoughts which these experiences have called forth.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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Most satirists are indeed a public scourge; Their mildest physic is a farrier's purge; Their acrid temper turns, as soon as stirr'd,…
— William Cowper
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In judging others a man laboreth in vain; he often erreth, and easily falleth into sin; but in judging and examining himself…
— Thomas a Kempis
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I am now . . . on a subject, which fills me with inexpressible concern . . . . But as it…
— George Washington
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Words transform. Speak only with a good purpose. Say only things that serve you and others. Choose your words wisely.
— Robert G. Allen
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Whether at home or abroad, the task of statesman is to work with human nature warts and all, and to draw on…
— Margaret Thatcher
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Above all else, it is about leaving a mark that I existed: I was here. I was hungry. I was defeated. I…
— Felix Gonzalez-Torres
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Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any…
— David Brainerd
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