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All my desire was the conversion of the heathen... I declare, now I am dying, I would not have spent my life otherwise for the…

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I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some singular service in…
As the most extravagant errors were received among the established articles of their faith, so the most infamous vices obtained in their…
The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state; infinite pity touched the heart of the Father of mercies; and infinite wisdom…
First, Resolve upon, and daily endeavour to practise, a life of seriousness and strict sobriety.
Ardent love or desire introduced, as passionately longing to please and glorify the Divine Being, to be in every respect conformed to…
When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are labouring, let your…
The whole world appears to me like a huge vacuum, a vast empty space, whence nothing desirable, or at least satisfactory, can…
We should always look upon ourselves as God's servants, placed in God's world, to do his work; and accordingly labour faithfully for…
Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any…
The idea that everything would happen exactly as it does regardless of whether we pray or not is a specter that haunts…
Give yourself to prayer, to reading and meditation on divine truths: strive to penetrate to the bottom of them and never be…
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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Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace. — Karl Barth
Every life has a destiny... the trick is to discover it before then end of your life. Otherwise, you will have too… — Kevin J. Anderson
Whatever we say and mean by life is just a journey toward death. If you can understand that your whole life is… — Rajneesh
All my desire was the conversion of the heathen... I declare, now I am dying, I would not have spent my life… — David Brainerd
Barbarism is needed every four or five hundred years to bring the world back to life. Otherwise it would die of civilization. — Edmond de Goncourt
Hollywood is great for entertaining people, it's a wonderful business but it's make-believe, you must remember that. That's one of the most… — Dolph Lundgren
First of all you must understand that practising martial arts means studying a certain oriental philosophy of life, otherwise it's merely a… — William C. Brown
People change, not necessarily in negative ways. Sometimes goals and intentions in life aren't aligned. It's just choices we make in life.… — Kirstie Alley
At my death paint my body with red paint and plunge it into fresh water to be restored back to life, otherwise… — Crazy Horse
Man ought always to have something that he prefers to life; otherwise life itself will seem to him tiresome and void. — Johann Gottfried Seume
I hope to have one more boxing match at the age of 55. Given that demographic at the age of 55 to… — George Foreman
Once I learned to read, I could not imagine my life otherwise. — Keith Donohue

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