"The church is ever in peril-and never more so than now-of the disaster which must follow when she allows men of distinction in the sphere of human attainments, who are unregenerate or unspiritual, to dictate as to what her beliefs shall be."

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Source : Lewis Sperry Chafer (1947). “Systematic Theology”

Lewis Sperry Chafer

#Men Quotes #Church Quotes #Spheres Quotes

“It'll leave you feeling hollow and helpless, and there is where you'll stay. Ain't it funny child, love sometimes leaves you as dead as yesterday.”
“My weakness is chocolate - especially butterscotch and nut varieties.”
“Cram as much pleasure as you can into life, and rail against the pain that you have to suffer as a result.”

Source : 1997 In Loaded, Nov.
“One of the things that Jon Kabat-Zinnn talks about is that everyone wants to figure out how to live longer. But this actually is a very easy way for you to live longer, maybe you're not extending your life, but you are present and living more of the moments of your life.”
“It is very important to learn to weigh up objectively (or assess intuitively) the totality of the competitive and psychological factors.”

Source : Mark Dvoretsky (1991). “Secrets of Chess Training”, Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
“When you depend on another's perceptions to match your expectations, you're setting yourself up for disappointment.”
“I'm not as snarky as I used to be.”
“But if there is such a thing as social commitment in literature, I think it must manifest itself in a reader's awareness of the human condition, in the writer's touching some common nerve ending. I think this kind of social commitment, like a lady's slip, should be there but it must not show.”

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