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• God's truth judges created things out of love, and Satan's truth judges them out of envy and hatred.
• The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.
• The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality…
• The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.
• We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light…
• If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.
• One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.
• To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ.
• It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision…
• A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol.
• Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.
• Politics are not the task of a Christian.

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