"Creeds matter very little... The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. So I elect for neither label."

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Source : The Silver Stallion bk. 4, ch. 26 (1926) See Leibniz 3; Voltaire 7; Voltaire 8

James Branch Cabell

#Labels Quotes #World Quotes #Littles Quotes

“I refuse to be burdened by vague worries. If something wants to worry me, it will have to make itself clear.”
“Like a robe wears out over time and turns to rags, life wears out from day to day, from second to second.”
“I would love to have a more earnest prayer life! In my life, prayer is the single most difficult discipline. I love God and there's something in me that would rather do things for God than talk to God. I'm not by nature a mystical, devotional person. I like to do things. And so it's a challenge for me to have a faithful prayer life, but I know God loves me and He's not mad at me. He just wishes I would slow down and turn things over to Him. And that's what I think you achieve through prayer.”
“God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.”
“Like an engineer understands a car he or she designed, no one understands your limitations and possibilities better than the God who created you.”

Source : Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo (2015). “Heaven Changes Everything: The Rest of Our Story”, p.24, Thomas Nelson
“I think religion is a bunch of hooey, and I think that the holidays are an opportunity for people to get stressed out, getting their rush to shop. It's so conformist.”
“Sing me a rainbow. Steal me a dream.”

Source : Song: Diamonds and Gold, Album: Rain Dogs
“We've got a lot of racing left, but when we're winning at places we're not supposed to, you better watch out.”

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