"What is the cause of all God's purposes towards us? Himself. There is no other cause."

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Source : Thomas Goodwin (1861). “The Works of Thomas Goodwin”, p.70

Thomas Goodwin

#Purpose Quotes #Causes Quotes

“Sometimes you film in your hometown, sometimes you go halfway across the world.”
“We have to prevent loss of life.”
“But I have never had the privilege of unhappiness in Happy Valley. California is about the good life. So a bad life there seems so much worse than a bad life anywhere else. Quality is an obsession thereâ€”good food, good wine, good movies, music, weather, cars. Those sound like the right things to shoot for, but the never-ending quality quest is a lot of pressure when youâ€™re uncertain and disorganized and, not least, broker than broke. Some afternoons a person just wants to rent Die Hard, close the curtains, and have Cheerios for lunch.”
“Humans consist of body, mind and imagination. Our bodies are faulty, our minds untrustworthy, but our imagination has made us remarkable.”
“The Devil never tempts us with more success than when he tempts us with a sight of our own good actions.”
“In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build with whatever materials are at hand. The inevitable must be accepted and turned to advantage.”
“Either grant me the bliss of the ignorant or give me the strength to bear the knowledge.”
“O fairest flower! no sooner blown but blasted, Soft silken primrose fading timelessly.”

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