"But my doubt would not be overcome. Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to the consciousness of sin that Christianity was not horror or madness. For me it was sometimes both."

-- Georg Brandes

#Doubt Quotes #Overcoming Quotes #Madness Quotes

“This will be my first visit [to Israel]. I've heard it's a special place, that Tel Aviv is exciting and that the atmosphere is excellent....I hope I'll have time to visit the holy places.”
“I think it's important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy.”
“We are all agents of the same supreme power, the people.”
“To stick to the present situation would be something like a man who was observed in Times Square looking earnestly along the pavement. He was asked what he was looking for. He said "I lost my watch."”
“I have never understood the liberal assumption that if there were justice in the world, there would be fewer rather than more prisoners.”

Source : "Policeman in Wonderland". www.city-journal.org. Spring 2000.
“You can't measure success if you have never failed. My father has taught me that if you really do want to reach your goals, you can't spend any time worrying about whether you're going to win or lose. Focus only on getting better.”
“Get up, and set your shoulder to the wheel - How long is this life for? As you have come into this world, leave some mark behind. Otherwise, where is the difference between you and the trees and stones? They too come into existence, decay and die.”
“The great thing in prayer is to feel that we are putting our supplications into the bosom of omnipotent love.”

Source : Andrew Murray (1997). “God's Power for Today”, p.70, Whitaker House

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