"I never dreamed of being Shakespeare or Goethe, and I never expected to hold the great mirror of truth up before the world; I dreamed only of being a little pocket mirror, the sort that a woman can carry in her purse; one that reflects small blemishes, and some great beauties, when held close enough to the heart."

-- Peter Altenberg

#Truth Quotes #Heart Quotes #Mirrors Quotes

“Visitation of God's presence is a byproduct of worship. However, we don't worship in order to gain His presence. He is worthy to be worshipped whether or not He chooses to show up.”
“God says, 'One woman, one man,' and everyone says, 'Oh, that's old hat, that's that old Bible stuff,'" he said. "But I'm thinking, well let's see now. A clean guy - a disease-free guy and a disease-free woman - they marry and they keep their sex between the two of them. They're not going to get chlamydia, and gonorrhea, and syphilis, and AIDS. It's safe.”
“Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.”
“The world wishes to be deceived.”
“The victory of the Church over the power which was embodied in the Roman imperial system was not won by seizing the levers of power: it was won when the victims knelt down in the Colosseum and prayed in the name of Jesus for the Emperor.”

Source : Lesslie Newbigin (1989). “The Gospel in a Pluralist Society”, p.275, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
“The ideas embodied in the New Deal Legislation were a compilation of those which had come to maturity under Herbert Hooverâ€™s aegis. We all of us owed much to Hoover”
“Success is the sum of details.”
“Love is about letting go of the fears that stand in front of our hearts.”

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