"Though sin may be in the Christian, yet it hath no more dominion over him; he hath an unfeigned respect to all God's commandments, making conscience even of little sins and little duties."

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Source : "ictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, 1895.

Joseph Alleine

#Christian Quotes #May Quotes #Littles Quotes

“The quality of our thoughts is bordered on all sides by our facility with language.”
“It isnt enough to believe in something; you have to have the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them, to struggle.”
“Ah, woe is me! Winter is come and gone. But grief returns with the revolving year.”
“It is better to follow out a plan consistently even if it isn't the best one than to play without a plan at all. The worst thing is to wander about aimlessly.”
“Nature does not care that you are comfortable, only that you evolve.”

Source : Harville Hendrix, Helen Hunt (1994). “Couples Companion: Meditations & Exercises for Getting the Love You Want: A Workbook for Couples”, p.320, Simon and Schuster
“Most atheists bristle at the thought that atheism has anything to do with faith, but not Penn Jillette.”
“Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence. Much the same is true of philosophers, historians and literary critics.”
“England is, after all, the land where children were beaten, wives and babies bashed, football hooligans crunch, and Miss Whip and Miss Lash ply their trade as nowhere else in the western world. Despite our belief [that] we are a 'gentle' people we have, in reality, a cruel and callous streak in our sweet natures, reinforced by a decadent puritan strain which makes some of us believe that suffering, whether useful or not, is a fit scourge to the wanton soul.”

Source : "Out of the way: later essays".

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