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Oswald Chambers
We say, sorrow, disaster, calamity.
We say, sorrow, disaster, calamity. God says, chastening and it sounds sweet to him though it is a discord to our ears. Don't faint when you are rebuked, and don't despise the chastening of the Lord. In your patience possess your souls.
47
Phaedrus
Submit to the present evil,
Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.
33
Oswald Chambers
A good book, in the
A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men of sense, a useful and instructive one.
48
Ken Hakuta
Lack of money is no
Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.
90
Phaedrus
I would rather not be
I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.
34
Oswald Chambers
Faith is deliberate confidence in
Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.
40
Oswald Chambers
Earnestness is not by any
Earnestness is not by any means everything; it is very often a subtle form of pious pride because it is obsessed with the method and not with the Master.
45
Ripley D. Saunders
Just being happy helps other
Just being happy helps other souls along Their burdens may be heavy and they not strong And your own sky will lighten, If other skies you brighten, by just being happy with a heart full of song.
54
Phaedrus
First appearance deceives many.
First appearance deceives many.
41
Oswald Chambers
Holiness, not happiness, is the
Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man.
42
Oprah Winfrey
The roses, the lovely notes,
The roses, the lovely notes, the dining and dancing are all welcome and splendid. But when the Godiva is gone, the gift of real love is having someone who'll go the distance with you. Someone who, when the wedding day limo breaks down, is willing to share a seat on the bus.
34
Oswald Chambers
Character in a saint means
Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.
36
Phaedrus
An alliance with a powerful
An alliance with a powerful person is never safe.
50
Vikrant Parsai
You don’t have to be
You don’t have to be the brightest bulb in the house; when the darkness comes, you will be 100 watt.
64
Vikrant Parsai
You can’t live the future
You can’t live the future until it becomes the present.
86
William Langland
Necessity has no law.
Necessity has no law.
42
Phaedrus
Witticisms please as long as
Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense.
50
Vikrant Parsai
Work is anything you don’t
Work is anything you don’t like to do.
77
Vikrant Parsai
Why is it OK to
Why is it OK to kiss someone in the mouth but not OK to drink from the water bottle?
129
William Wister Haines
Don't be afraid to ask
Don't be afraid to ask dumb questions. They're more easily handled than dumb mistakes.
16
Phaedrus
The mind ought sometimes to
The mind ought sometimes to be diverted, that it may return the better to thinking.
42
Vikrant Parsai
Whatever it is you would
Whatever it is you would like to achieve needs a beginning; why not start today?
107
Vikrant Parsai
Usually the only time you
Usually the only time you will say something wrong is at the end of the conversation which means you have talked too long.
116
Marilyn vos Savant
To acquire knowledge, one must
To acquire knowledge, one must study but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
35