"Real Christians revel in desperate ventures for Christ, expecting from God great things and attempting the same with exhilaration."

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Source : "The Chocolate Soldier". Book by C. T. Studd, 1990.

Charles Studd

#Christian Quotes #Real Quotes #Venture Quotes

“I hate being moved. I hate that man who came in. So self-righteous, so cruel. He made fun of me, that's why I cried. You never did that. You led me into temptation by your â€” politeness.”
“Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.”
“There are openings in our lives of which we know nothing.”
“Who am I, then, if my memory is impaired?”

Source : Mira Bartok (2011). “The Memory Palace: A Memoir”, p.29, Simon and Schuster
“We must now examine whether just people also live better and are happier than unjust ones. I think it's clear already that this is so, but we must look into it further, since the argument concerns no ordinary topic, but the way we ought to live.”
“Life is a succession of lessons enforced by immediate reward, or, oftener, by immediate chastisement.”

Source : Ernest Dimnet (1954). “The Art of Thinking”, p.49, Prabhat Prakashan
“Man's sense of Morality tends to decrease as his Power increases”

Source : Diana Gabaldon (2015). “The Outlander Series Bundle: Books 5, 6, 7, and 8: The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone, Written in My Own Heart's Blood”, p.1316, Delacorte Press
“I think self-portraits are very difficult. Iâ€™ve always seen mine as straightforward, very stripped down, hair pulled back. No shirt. Whatever light happened to be available. Iâ€™d want it to be very graphic â€“ about darkness and light. No one else should be there, but Iâ€™m scared to do it by myself. Iâ€™ve been thinking about it for a long time. The whole idea of a self-portrait is strange. Iâ€™m so strongly linked to how I see through the camera that to get to the other side of it would be difficult. It would be as if I were taking a photograph in the dark.”

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