"The proof of spiritual maturity is not how pure you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace."

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Source : Philip Yancey (2009). “Grace Notes”, p.372, Harper Collins

Philip Yancey

#Spiritual Quotes #Humility Quotes #Maturity Quotes

“Righteous indignation: your own wrath as opposed to the shocking bad temper of others”
“About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.”
“I love Tris the Divergent, who makes decisions apart from faction loyalty, who isnâ€™t some faction archetype. But the Tris whoâ€™s trying as hard as she can to destroy herself â€¦ I canâ€™t love her.â€ I want to scream. But not because Iâ€™m angry, because Iâ€™m afraid heâ€™s right. My hands shake and I grab the hem of my shirt to steady them. He touches his forehead to mine and closes his eyes. â€œI believe youâ€™re still in there,â€ he says against my mouth. â€œCome back.”
“Life is an improvisation. You have no idea what's going to happen next and you are mostly just making things up as you go along.”
“The Democrats have done so poorly in red states and essentially been evacuated from the red - the entire red part of America particularly off year elections. But I guess they proved that all you need is a completely scandalized Republican opponent.”

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“How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.”
“Doubt is often better than overconfidence, for it leads to inquiry, and inquiry leads to invention.”
“I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.”

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