"We can do little things for God; I turn the cake that is frying on the pan for love of him, and that done, if there is nothing else to call me, I prostrate myself in worship before him, who has given me grace to work; afterwards I rise happier than a king."

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Source : Brother Lawrence (2006). “The Practice of the Presence of God, and the Spiritual Maxims”, p.61, Cosimo, Inc.

Brother Lawrence

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“Really it is very wholesome exercise, this trying to make one's words represent one's thoughts, instead of merely looking to their effect on others.”

Source : Elizabeth Gaskell (2010). “The Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (20+ Books)”, p.47, BookCaps Study Guides
“Things happen in NFL games. I don't try to dwell on it. I try to say, It happened. Let's move onto the next one.”
“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist.”

Source : "Is There a Santa Claus" (editorial), Sun (N.Y.), 21 Sept. 1897
“The worst possible thing for any of us - no matter what our temptations, no matter what our mortal inclinations may be - is to become fixated with them, to dwell on them. When we do that, not only do we deny the other things that comprise us, but experience teaches that there will be an increased likelihood that eventually we will simply succumb to the inclination.”

Source : Source: www.mormonnewsroom.org
“I became wary of simple interpretations that assumed fixed and final meanings.”
“This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole, and what is my nature, and how this is related to that, and what kind of a part it is of what kind of a whole; and that there is no one who hinders thee from always doing and saying the things which are according to the nature of which thou art a part.”
“Love is the common denominator that unites all people whatever religion they are.”
“Few authors are so interesting as their work - they generally reserve their wit or trenchant sarcasm for their books.”

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