"A Christian, who realizes he has been made in the image of the Creator God and is therefore meant to be creative on a finite level, should certainly have more understanding of his responsibility to treat God's creation with sensitivity, and should develop his talents to do something to beautify his little spot on the earth's surface."

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Source : Edith Schaeffer (1972). “Hidden art”

Edith Schaeffer

#Christian Quotes #Responsibility Quotes #Creative Quotes

“It's very important to have two tiaras when you're on the road; you never know when you'll be invited to something really formal.”
“Everyone agrees that a secret should be kept intact, but everyone does not agree as to the nature and importance of secrecy. Too often we consult ourselves as to what we should say, what we should leave unsaid. There are few permanent secrets, and the scruple against revealing them will not last forever.”
“We all love the environment, but we have placed creatures above people. A rat is a rat.”

Source : "Sonny Bono Killed In Skiing Accident", www.cnn.com. January 6, 1998.
“But as they say about sharks, it's not the ones you see that you have to worry about, it's the ones you don't see.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“People don't talk about religion a lot in Hollywood because it's not an incredibly safe place to do it.”
“A family has its own rituals and its own superstitions.”
“Everyone wants to change, but change demands desire and discipline before it becomes delightful. There is always the agony of choice before the promise of change.”

Source : Larry Lea (2012). “Could You Not Tarry: Learning the Joy of Prayer”, p.180, Charisma Media
“Active beneficence is a virtue of easier practice than forbearance after having conferred, or than thankfulness after having received a benefit. I know not, indeed, whether it be a greater and more difficult exercise of magnanimity, for the one party to act as if he had forgotten, or for the other as if he constantly remembered the obligation.”

Source : George Canning (1842). “Select Speeches of the Right Honourable George Canning: With a Preliminary Biographical Sketch, and an Appendix, of Extracts from His Writings and Speeches”, p.533

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