"If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation."

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Source : John Owen, Rev Terry Kulakowski, Editor “Overcoming Temptation and Sin”, Lulu.com

John Owen

#Prayer Quotes #Temptation Quotes

“The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible.”
“I have a reputation for being the hardest working person in Congress.”
“Any picture that needs a caption is a weak picture.”
“Let us not be afraid to allow for post-visualization. By post-visualization I refer to the willingness on the part of the photographer to revisualize the final image at any point in the entire photographic process.”
“Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naive trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system.”
“Rick said, "Is there some place we can go and talk?" "You want to talk?," Keir raised an eyebrow. "I never thought I'd see the day." "Nah, I want to tell you this joke I heard." Keir nodded, patient. "Shoot." "Two Irish cops walk into a bar. The first cop says..." Rick's voice dropped. He said gruffly, "I love you. Come home." Keir managed to keep his voice steady. "What's the other cop say?" The sweetness of Rick's smile was like a kick in his chest. "That's what I'm here to find out, boyo.”
“Teachers ... preach "the superiority of the intelligence"; but they preach it because in their opinion it is the intelligence which shows us the actions required for our interests, i.e. from exactly the same passion for the practical.”

Source : Julien Benda (1969). “The Treason of the Intellectuals”
“Do not let people put you down. Believe in yourself and stand for yourself and trust yourself.”

Source : Jacob Neusner (1984). “How to grade your professors, and other unexpected advice”, Beacon Press (MA)

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