"Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God; and not from an ambitious desire of being esteemed better than others."

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Source : David BRAINERD, Horatius Bonar (1853). “The Life of David Brainerd ... Chiefly Taken from His Own Diary, and Other Private Writings. By Jonathan Edwards. With Preface, by the Rev. Horatius Bonar”, p.255

David Brainerd

#Desire Quotes #Ambitious Quotes #World Quotes

“A loving soul was always more beautiful over the long haul, but actual prettiness was fleeting.”

Source : Ann Brashares (2010). “My Name is Memory”, p.82, Penguin
“You may have noted the fact that it is a person's virtues as often as his vices that make him difficult to live with.”

Source : Kate Douglas Wiggin (2016). “KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN – Ultimate Collection: 21 Novels & 130+ Short Stories, Fairy Tales and Poems for Children (Illustrated): Including Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm & Penelope Hamilton Series: Rose o' the River, A Summer in a Cañon, The Birds' Christmas Carol, Timothy's Quest, The Arabian Nights, Golden Numbers & many more”, p.2342, e-artnow
“I suppose I'm like most coaches now, standing on the sideline hoping somebody asks them a question.”
“A critical issue for women is the possibility to be a mother and the ability to participate fully in the workforce.”
“I share something in common with Norman Rockwell and, for that matter, with Walt Disney, in that I really like to make people happy.”
“I love adventure movies, I just love action adventure films. It's pure cinema and you go in and you're lost to it. To me, it's that challenge - I want to give an audience that ride, that entertainment.”
“Im certainly not squeamish at all. The countryside makes you very aware of birth and death.”
“I was not making enough time to take care of me.”

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