"How rash to assert that man shapes his own destiny. All he can do is determine his inner responses."

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Source : Etty Hillesum, K. A. D. Smelik, Arnold Pomerans (2002). “Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943”, p.258, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Etty Hillesum

#Destiny Quotes #Men Quotes #Shapes Quotes

“Our actions- and inaction- touch people every day, people we may never know and never meet.”
“I do readings at the public library. I just did a benefit scene night for my old acting teacher.”
“The Christian faith begins not with a big DO but with a big DONE.”

Source : Watchman Nee (2005). “A Table in the Wilderness”, p.23, CLC Publications
“You may complete as many generations as you please during your life; none the less will that everlasting death await you.”
“They [Republicans] assume that military action always shows strength, while avoiding military action always shows weakness. That's just crazy.”
“It is the thing that is most remote from the world in which we ourselves live that attracts us most. We are under the spell of what is distant from us. It is not our nature to desire passionately what is near at hand.”
“Followers have a very clear picture of what they want and need from the most influential leaders in their lives: trust, compassion, stability, and hope.”

Source : Tom Rath, Barry Conchie (2008). “Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow”, p.82, Simon and Schuster
“Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.”

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