"Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation. [However disappointment can always be removed if we remember it could have turned out worse.]"

-- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

#Gratitude Quotes #Disappointment Quotes #Giving Quotes

“I want war. To me all means will be right. My motto is not "Don't, whatever you do, annoy the enemy." My motto is "Destroy him by all and any means." I am the one who will wage the war!”
“Self-interest, to be sure, is one of the most important, but we have many other motives - honesty, self-respect, altruism, love, sympathy, faith, sense of duty, solidarity, loyalty, public-spiritedness, patriotism, and so on - that are sometimes even more important than self-seeking as the driver of our behaviors.”
“I will forgive if the players cannot get it right, but not if they do not try hard.”
“I lied to you about a lot of things....but I meant every apology.”
“The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.”
“I'm not a true vegan.”
“Rapture teaching is one of the most faith deadening teachings ever preached. It has the most neutralizing affect on a Christian's aggressive growth process. We have a lot to do in this Earth and there is going to be a lot of stuff that we need to do in eternity. If you don't have a big comprehensive vision, both restorationally and eternally, then what motivation is there to do much except try to win a few souls to get a big reward in heaven?”
“I love Prospect Park-watching fireflies at night and going to the bandshell for free music.”

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