"O miserable man, what a deformed monster has sin made you! God made you "little lower than the angels"; sin has made you little better than the devils"

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Source : Joseph Alleine (2000). “An Alarm to the Unconverted”, p.21, Sovereign Grace Publishers,

Joseph Alleine

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“China was the most optimistic place I'd ever been. Everybody I met was pretty much convinced that their children would have it better than their parents had had it. It was like being in America in the 1950's, with this deep optimism about the future because everything was getting better, and that fascinated me.”
“Exuberance is better than taste.”
“Gods always behave like the people who make them.”
“The best quality about Kobe Bryant? You want me to be honest? I don't know. I'll tell you why. I open my arms to everybody. But he never stepped forward for the embrace. So I never really got to know him. I don't know anything about him, and it's kinda sad.”
“Thereâ€™s an Oriental saying I like: â€œIf aggression meets empty space it tends to defeat itself.”
“Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.”
“The Psalms are much more than poetry. Many of them bear the title, Maskil, or teaching psalm. They are thus intended to instruct the mind as well as to encourage the heart. They are designed not only to reflect a mood, but to show us also how to handle that mood; how to escape from depression or how to balance exaltation with wisdom.”

Source : Ray C. Stedman (1973). “Folk Psalms of Faith”, Regal Books
“If you think, you are late. If you are late, you use strength. If you use strength, you tire. If you tire, you die”

Source : "Saulo Ribeiro: 'We Should Drop The 'Brazilian' in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu'". Jits Magazine Interview (translated from French), www.bjjee.com. February 11, 2016.

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