"Trust a witness in all matters in which neither his self-interest, his passions, his prejudices, nor the love of the marvellous is strongly concerned. When they are involved, require corroborative evidence in exact proportion to the contravention of probability by the thing testified."

-- Thomas Huxley

#Passion Quotes #Self Quotes #Prejudice Quotes

“There is no revival possible in any fellowship without a price being paid.”
“Do not become self-sufficient . Self-sufficienc y is Satanâ€™s net where he catches men, like poor silly fish, and destroys them. Be not self-sufficient . The way to grow strong in Christ is to become weak in yourself. God pours no power into manâ€™s heart till manâ€™s power is all poured out. Live, then, daily, a life of dependence on the grace of God.”
“Forgiveness doesn't mean forgetting to remember, but remembering to forget.”

Source : Gary Inrig (2013). “Forgiveness: Discover the Power and Reality of Authentic Christian Forgiveness”, p.129, Discovery House
“The arts are not a frill. The arts are a response to our individuality and our nature, and help to shape our identity. What is there that can transcend deep difference and stubborn divisions? The arts. They have a wonderful universality. Art has the potential to unify. It can speak in many languages without a translator. The arts do not discriminate. The arts lift us up.”
“It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.”
“I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom.”
“You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.”
“I wasn't a big science fiction aficionado, there were a few films like 2001 or Blade Runner that were favorites of mine, but since I started this series I have gained more respect for the genre and become more of a fan myself.”

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