"The great object of the Christian is duty; his predominant desire to obey God. When he can please the world consistently with these, he will do so; otherwise it is enough for him that God commands, and enough for them that he cannot disobey."

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Source : Gardiner Spring (1819). “Essays on the distinguishing traits of Christian character”, p.153

Gardiner Spring

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“Even talking about change can be threatening to entrenched interests...Careers in the Pentagon, the board room, or the halls of Congress are not advanced by creating the disruptions that go with real change, so there are very few voices willing to speak up for the future and move beyond rhetoric to make serious choices,”
“Sounds like you've got it all planned out." "Honey, I've got more plans than Wes has ugly shoes." "And that's a lot." I laugh. "It sure is," she says with a sigh.”
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“Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.”
“I often say if men were meant to fly we would have been born with either feathers and wings or at the very least parachutes that pop out of our butts.”
“Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow. The work you produce today will create your future.”
“Our heart is wide enough to embrace the world and hands are long enough to encompass the world.”
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