"There is no true believing or trusting to the report of the gospel, but what is the effect of the working of a divine power on the soul for that end."

-- Thomas Boston

#Believe Quotes #Soul Quotes #Divine Quotes

“What can my enemies do to me? I have in my breast both my Heaven and my Garden. If I travel they are with me, and they never leave me. Imprisonment for me is a religious retreat [khalwa]. To be slain for me is martyrdom [shahada] And to be exiled from my land is a spiritual journey [siyaha].”
“People are never so likely to be wrong as when they are organized. And they never have so little freedom. Perhaps that is why the people at large keep their freedom. People can be manipulated only when they are organized.”
“Our rewards in life will always be in direct ratio to our service.”
“I don't care what the New York Times says about me, and no one I care about cares what the New York Times says about me.”

Source : Jesse Helms (2005). “Here's where I Stand: A Memoir”, p.64, Jesse Helms Center
“All life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those born of real things and those born of inward dreamings, and no cause to value the one above the other.”
“The most stable elements, Clarice, appear in the middle of the periodic table, roughly between iron and silver. Between iron and silver. I think that is appropriate for you.”
“I think our learning lies along the path of whatever it is we love.”
“The power to define the situation is the ultimate power.”

Source : Jerry Rubin (2014). “Growing (Up) at 37”, p.104, Rowman & Littlefield

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