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The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature.
The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature.
No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.
No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.
And the wisdom to distinguish one from the other.
And the wisdom to distinguish one from the other.
The Bible is a window in this prison of hope, through which we look into eternity.
The Bible is a window in this prison of hope, through which we look into eternity.
All things are inconstant except the faith in the soul, which changes all things and fills their inconstancy with light, read more
All things are inconstant except the faith in the soul, which changes all things and fills their inconstancy with light, but though I seem to be driven out of my country as a misbeliever I have found no man yet with a faith like mine.
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I read more
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
To speak of God, to think of God, is in every respect to show what one is made of. I read more
To speak of God, to think of God, is in every respect to show what one is made of. I have always wagered against God and I regard the little that I have won in this world as simply the outcome of this bet. However paltry may have been the stake (my life) I am conscious of having won to the full. Everything that is doddering, squint-eyed, vile, polluted and grotesque is summoned up for me in that one word: God!
It is not the fact that a person has riches that keeps them from heaven, but the fact that riches read more
It is not the fact that a person has riches that keeps them from heaven, but the fact that riches have them.
No mere man since the Fall, is able in this life perfectly to
keep the Commandments.
No mere man since the Fall, is able in this life perfectly to
keep the Commandments.
