In prosperity God is heard, and that is a blessing; but in adversity God is seen, and that is a greater blessing.
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In prosperity God is heard, and that is a blessing; but in adversity God is seen, and that is a greater blessing.
In silence and in meditation on the eternal truths, I hear the voice of God which excites our hearts to greater love.
Gratitude _x000D_ is a sacred space where you allow and know that a force greater than _x000D_ your ego is always at work and always available.
There may be no greater tribute to Steve Jobs' success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented.
The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.
By softening our attitudes, practicing mercy and compassion, we transform our lives by transforming other people's experience of us. Send love before you when you enter a room, and people will subconsciously feel it; they'll be prone to show greater kindness in return. That's how love makes things work better in our lives; it realigns the reactions of people and things around us.
I fast for greater physical and mental efficiency
For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
If we examine the accomplishments of man in his most advanced endeavors, in theory and in practice, we find that the cell has done all this long before him, with greater resourcefulness and much greater efficiency.
The authority of Scripture is greater than the comprehension of the whole of man's reason.
Fine feelings, new insights, greater interest in ʿreligionʾ mean nothing unless they make our actual behavior better.
Courage is required to make an initial thrust towards ones coveted goal, But even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve.
Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment.
The greater the power that deigns to serve you, the more honor it demands of you.
I pray to be used in service to a greater purpose higher than my own
To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.
The miraculous is not extraordinary but the common mode of existence. It is our daily bread. Whoever really has considered the lilies of the field or the birds of the air and pondered the improbability of their existence in this warm world within the cold and empty stellar distances will hardly balk at the turning of water into wine which was, after all, a very small miracle. We forget the greater and still continuing miracle by which water (with soil and sunlight) is turned into grapes.
The greater productivity of work under the division of labor is a unifying influence. It leads men to regard each other as comrades in a joint struggle for welfare, rather than as competitors in a struggle for existence. It makes friends out of enemies, peace out of war, society out of individuals.
One of the blessings of maturity is that it sometimes brings one greater courage to be truthful, regardless of what those who do not understand may think or say
When girls are educated and free to pursue their passions, they contribute more to a thriving society. When women have a voice, they raise it to demand a life that is greater than what they've been told they have a right to expect. And these demands change the future for everyone.
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