"Wherever God erects a house of prayer the Devil always builds a chapel there; And 't will be found, upon examination, the latter has the largest congregation."

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Source : 'The True-Born Englishman' (1701) pt. 1, l. 1.

Daniel Defoe

#Prayer Quotes #House Quotes #Devil Quotes

“A secret is a kind of promise.... It can also be a prison.”
“The whole bullying issue has really struck a nerve with me. It affects so many different types of people at a vital time in their lives.”
“Security for agriculture merits serious concern by not only the agricultural community but our nation as a whole. The risk to the U.S. food supply and overall economy is real.”
“You see, you cannot draw lines and compartments, and refuse to budge beyond them, sometimes you have to use your failures as stepping stones to success”

Source : Rohinton Mistry (2008). “A Fine Balance”, p.232, Faber & Faber
“The great thing about reading is that it broadens your life”
“I do not choose to be a common man. It is my right to be uncommon if I can. I seek opportunity, not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk, to dream and to build, to fail and succeed.....It is my right to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations, and to face the world boldly and say, THIS I HAVE DONE.”
“Just because an idea is true doesn't mean it can be proved. And just because an idea can be proved doesn't mean it's true.”
“I wish I'd known sooner that success isn't definedÂ by who goes the longest without vacation.”

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