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    Spontaneously to God should turn the soul,
    Like the magnetic needle to the pole;
    But what were that intrinsic virtue worth,
    Suppose some fellow, with more zeal than knowledge,
    Fresh from St. Andrew's College,
    Should nail the conscious needle to the north?

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Nor ease nor peace that heart can know,
That like the needle true,
Turns at the touch read more

Nor ease nor peace that heart can know,
That like the needle true,
Turns at the touch of joy or woe;
But turning, trembles too.

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He raised a mortal to the skies;
She drew an angel down.

He raised a mortal to the skies;
She drew an angel down.

by John Dryden Found in: Influence Quotes,
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You've got to save your own soul first, and then the souls of
your neighbors if they will let read more

You've got to save your own soul first, and then the souls of
your neighbors if they will let you; and for that reason you must
cultivate, not a spirit of criticism, but the talents that
attract people to the hearing of the Word.

by George Macdonald Found in: Influence Quotes,
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He who influences the thoughts of his times, influences all the times that follow. He has made his impress on read more

He who influences the thoughts of his times, influences all the times that follow. He has made his impress on eternity.

by Thomas Kempis Found in: Influence Quotes,
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Ah, who could have ever foretold that that little retrousse nose
would change the laws of an empire.
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Ah, who could have ever foretold that that little retrousse nose
would change the laws of an empire.
[Fr., Ah, qui jamais autoir pu dire
Que ce petit nez retrousse
Changerait les lois d'un empire.]

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If it were in my power, I would be wiser; but a newly felt power
carries me off in read more

If it were in my power, I would be wiser; but a newly felt power
carries me off in spite of myself; love leads me one way, my
understanding another.
[Lat., Si possem sanior essem.
Sed trahit invitam nova vis; aliudque Cupido,
Mens aliud.]

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Our life's a flying shadow, God the pole,
The needle pointing to Him is our soul.

Our life's a flying shadow, God the pole,
The needle pointing to Him is our soul.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Influence Quotes,
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We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other read more

We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.

by Scott Adams Found in: Influence Quotes,
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The future influences the present just as much as the past.

The future influences the present just as much as the past.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Influence Quotes,
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