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07/23/08

My Favorite Thoughts

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A baby is born with a clenched fist, but an old man dies with an open hand.

A good name is to be more desired than great riches, favor is better than silver and gold.



A leader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

A lie is the refuge of weakness. The man of courage is not afraid of the truth. - J. C. Macaulay



A man who has not suffered, what does he know? - Henry Suso

A tranquil heart is life to the body, but passion is rottenness to the bones.



An hour of life is still life. - Schindler's List

"Approval Addiction" always leads to disappointment...



Character is always lost when a high ideal is sacrificed on the altar of conformity and popularity.

Conscience is like your heart - you can't carve off a piece and expect the rest to function as before - Arnost Lustig, Dita Saxova



Every experience God gives, every person He puts in our lives, is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see. - Corrie Ten Boom

Every man must do two things alone: he must do his own believing, and his own dying. - Martin Luther



Eyes that look are common. Eyes that see are rare. - J. Oswald Sanders

Fanatic: Someone who cannot change his mind and will not change the subject.



God can do tremendous things through the person who doesn't care who gets the credit.

He came humbly. He lived simply. He died willingly.



He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot

He needs no one, but when faith is present, He works through anyone. - A. W. Tozer



He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.

Humility is strong--not bold; quiet--not speechless; sure--not arrogant - Estelle Smith



I am as close to God as I am from the person from whom I am most divided. - Anonymous

I asked God for all things so I could enjoy life. He gave me life so I could enjoy all things.



I enjoy heaven already in my soul. - Augustus Toplady

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. - Abraham Lincoln



I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. - Publius

Impatience is a form of unbelief



Is anybody happier because you passed his way? Does anyone remember that you spoke to him today?

Keep your heart with all diligence and God will look after the universe - A. W. Tozer



Life is a lot like tennis--the one who can serve best seldom loses.

My conviction is that the goal of man's existence is not happiness but spiritual growth. - Alexander Solzhenitsyn



Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.

Our passions are not too strong, they are too weak. We are far too easily pleased. - C. S. Lewis



Our pursuit of God is successful just because He is forever seeking to manifest Himself to us. - A. W. Tozer

Religion is for those who are afraid of going to hell, Spirituality is for those who have already been there. - Anonymous



Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. - Anonymous

Seek for happiness and you will never find it, seek righteousness and you will discover you are happy... - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones



The best way to show my gratitude to God is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy. - Mother Theresa

The easier it is to live somewhere, the harder it is to believe. - Dr. Michael Brown



The most important thing in life is to live your life for something more important than your life. - William James

The rich man is wise in his own eyes, but the poor who has understanding sees through him.



To be right with God has often meant to be in trouble with men. - A. W. Tozer

Two men looked out through prison bars. One saw mud; the other stars.



What is life's most difficult task?...To have no burden to carry. - Sadhu

What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say. - Ralph Waldo Emerson



When it is dark enough, men see the stars. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.



Yet, self-sufficient as Thou art Thou dost desire my worthless heart; this, only this, dost Thou require. - Johann Scheffler

You are the light of the world, but the switch must be turned on. - Austin Alexander Lewis



You can't threaten a dead man. - Dr. Michael Brown

You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body. - C.S. Lewis



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