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Jesus whom I know as my Redeemer cannot be less than God.
Jesus whom I know as my Redeemer cannot be less than God.
Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.
Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent read more
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent its leaking out at a certain point, with the likely result that it will leak out at some other point. Thus by denigrating prevailing beliefs and loyalties, the militant man of words unwittingly creates in the disillusioned masses a hunger for faith. For the majority of people cannot endure the barrenness and futility of their lives unless they have some ardent dedication, or some passionate pursuit in which they can lose themselves. Thus, in spite of himself, the scoffing man of words becomes the precursor of a new faith.
For men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
For men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
God's first creature, which was light.
God's first creature, which was light.
Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
It doesn't matter how many say it cannot be done or how many people have tried it before; it's important read more
It doesn't matter how many say it cannot be done or how many people have tried it before; it's important to realize that whatever you're doing, it's your first attempt at it.
If "everybody knows" such-and-such, then it ain't so, by at least ten thousand to one.
If "everybody knows" such-and-such, then it ain't so, by at least ten thousand to one.
The world is dying for want, not of good preaching, but of good hearing.
The world is dying for want, not of good preaching, but of good hearing.
