"By His trials, God means to purify us, to take away all our self-confidence, and our trust in each other, and bring us into implicit, humble trust in Himself."

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Source : Horace Bushnell (1858). “Sermons for the new life”, p.432

Horace Bushnell

#Humble Quotes #Mean Quotes #Self Confidence Quotes

“You must learn to forgive a man when he's in love. He's always a nuisance.”
“What counts as rational argumentation is as historically determined and as context-dependent, as what counts as good French.”

Source : "Richard Rorty. What made him a crucial American philosopher?" by Stephen Metcalf, www.slate.com. June 18, 2007.
“As an artist, I've always wanted to participate in the dialogue of art with other artists.”
“I love jeans, T-shirts, boots, and tennis shoes.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitution's Bill of Rights.”
“90% trust peers on social networks (even strangers); only 15-18% trust brands.”
“I am very good at what I do. I am better at it than anybody else.”
“The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of like is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give.”

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