"Many of the men who had come to the wilderness to practice religion appeared to have forgotten its true nature."

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Ellen Glasgow

#Men Quotes #Practice Quotes #Religion Quotes

“Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.”
“From the earliest days, the Rothschilds appreciated the importance of proximity to politicians, the men who determined not only the extent of budget deficits but also the domestic and foreign policies...”

Source : Niall Ferguson (1998). “The House of Rothschild: Money's prophets, 1798-1848”, Viking Press
“I don't think there is an implicit obligation for the United States to follow like a stupid mule whatever the Israelis do. If they decide to start a war, simply on the assumption that we will be automatically drawn into it, I think it is the obligation of friendship to say "you're not going to be making national decisions for us"”
“I take a lot of vacation because I get a lot of vacation”
“Worry is forethought gone to seed.”

Source : William George Jordan (1899). “The Kingship of Self-control: Individual Problems and Possibilities ...”
“Moses is our true founding father.”
“I have always had the sea as my playground.”

Source : "With Alexander Dale Oen's sudden death, Norway lost a hero" by Andy Bull, www.theguardian.com. June 2, 2012.
“A man that advances in spiritual and in temporal matters at the same time, minding to keep the spiritual first, will not let the temporal lead him; he will not place his heart upon his farm, his horses, or any possession that he has. He will place his desires in heaven, and will anchor his hope in that eternal soil; and his temporal affairs will come up as he advances in the knowledge of God.”

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