"O Lord Most-wise, strengthen us by Your power that we not fear the non-believing world neither when they lash us with whips nor when they insult us with words for Your sake."

-- Nikolaj Velimirovic

#Wise Quotes #Believe Quotes #World Quotes

“When I was a kid people always asked why I didn't act like the rest of my family, and parents would say, "Well, she needs a childhood! We would never allow her to do that even if she wanted to". They were as involved in my life as any parents are in any person's life.”
“Each system is trying to anticipate change in the environment.”
“Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth.”

Source : "Lucy Parsons: Freedom, Equality & Solidarity - Writings & Speeches, 1878-1937". Book by Lucy Parsons, 2004.
“I'm more concerned with bad guys who got out and released than I am with a few that in fact were innocent.”
“Here is the path to the higher life: down, lower down! Just as water always seeks and fills the lowest place, so the moment God finds men abased and empty, His glory and power flow in to exalt and to bless.”

Source : Andrew Murray (2005). “Humility”, p.19, Whitaker House
“Taxpayers have spent more than $200 billion in the last decade on computer systems that are antiquated, incompatible, and not doing the job.”
“To focus on how I'm doing more than what Christ has done is Christian narcissism”
“The times when I am running the best are when it feels effortless. The body is on autopilot, doing what you have trained it to do.”

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