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If I do not give a friend "The benefit of the doubt," but put the worst construction instead of the best on what is said… — Amy Carmichael
God is the creativity, so if you really want to enter into the world of God you will have to learn the ways of creativity… — Rajneesh
Mind can only desire, and each desire is going to be frustrated. Instead of bringing more meditation, it will bring you more frustration. Instead of… — Rajneesh
Gratitude as a discipline involves a conscious choice. I can choose to be grateful even when my emotions and feelings are still steeped in hurt… — Henri Nouwen
If you are unwell, don't ask to be healed, instead ask to be restored to that perfection from which you emanated. — Wayne Dyer
We should take astrology seriously. No, I don't mean we should believe in it. I am talking about fighting it seriously instead of humouring it… — Richard Dawkins
Do not allow yourself to suppress your thoughts. Instead, let the thoughts come before you and become a sort of observer. Start observing your own… — Rama Swami
Walking also enables us to watch a hole unfold in front of us. To walk a course is analogous to driving a long distance rather… — Lorne Rubenstein
Bullies are masters at holding others responsible for their misbehavior. Instead of claiming "the devil made me do it", they argue "You made me do… — Sam Horn
Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it. — Gordon R. Dickson
I see the notion of talent as quite irrelevant. I see instead perseverance, application, industry, assiduity, will, will, will, desire, desire, desire. — Gordon Lish
Ironically, brothers and sisters, the natural man who is so very selfish in so many ordinary ways is strangely unselfish in that he reaches for… — Neal A. Maxwell
Think what a contribution selfish people of great talent could have made if their commitments had been made to Jesus Christ instead of to themselves!… — Vaughn J Featherstone
If homosexuality is not caused by genetic factors...then that means it can be acquired... And if it can be acquired, shouldn't we be doing everything… — Scott Lively
Never speak of yourself to others; make them talk about themselves instead; therein lies the whole art of pleasing. Everybody knows it, and everyone forgets… — Jules de Goncourt
...for two centuries supporters of the Electoral College have built their arguments on a series of faulty premises. The Electoral College is a gross violation… — George C. Edwards III
Wouldn't it be wonderful if every home had good books instead of knick-knacks and plastic flowers on the bookshelves? And wouldn't it be great if… — Ernest L. Boyer
We have lost the art of living, and in the most important science of all, the science of daily life, the science of behavior, we… — D. H. Lawrence
It is one of the worst effects of prosperity to make a man a vortex instead of a fountain; so that, instead of throwing out,… — Henry Ward Beecher
Instead of dwelling on negative thoughts, cause your mind to dwell on peace and joy. — Ernest Holmes

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