"A low standard of prayer means a low standard of character and a low standard of service. Those alone labor effectively among men who impetuously fling themselves upward towards God."

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Source : Charles Henry Brent (1914). “With God in the World: A Series of Papers”

Charles Brent

#Prayer Quotes #Mean Quotes #Character Quotes

“Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.”
“The pirating thing is bad. The people it hurts the most are the ones you least think it hurts. It's not the big Britney Spears albums that are being pirated; it's the indie bands that don't have two cents to their name”
“Social Security must be preserved and strengthened. But we need to be candid about the costs and willing to make the tough choices that real reform will require.”
“Most of my work for the past 25 years has been devoted to organizing demonstrations, benefits and campaigns, many of which have had the effect of bringing a policy debate to public focus or moving a political agenda forward. It's become a cliché to say 'think globally and act locally,' but it works.”
“When Congress talks of tax reform, grab your wallet and run for cover.”
“In our house we say 'adolescence' is a western word. We don't believe in it.”
“If I even lose my glasses or make a mistake. I become really disappointed in myself.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Want to know whatâ€™s more destructive than a nuclear bomb? Words.”

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