Part of life is learning what to be ashamed of and what to be proud of.
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Part of life is learning what to be ashamed of and what to be proud of.
Though it may feel otherwise, enjoying life is no more dangerous than apprehending it with continuous anxiety and gloom.
Life is the train and not the station.
I'm very serious about no alcohol, no drugs. Life is too beautiful.
What a pessimist you are!" exclaimed Candide. "That is because I know what life is," said Martin.
Life is indeed terribly complicated—to a man who has lost his principles.
This earthly life is a battle,' said Ma. 'If it isn't one thing to contend with, it's another. It always has been so, and it always will be. The sooner you make up your mind to that, the better off you are, and more thankful for your pleasures.
It is a fatal mistake to assume that God’s goal for your life is material prosperity or popular success, as the world defines it. The abundant life has nothing to do with material abundance, and faithfulness to God does not guarantee success in a career or even ministry. Never focus on temporary crowns.
Travelling to past lives is like making a hole in the floor and letting the flames of the fire in the apartment below scorch and burn the present
You know, they've got these chocolate assortments, and you like some but you don't like others? And you eat all the ones you like, and the only ones left are the ones you don't like as much? I always think about that when something painful comes up. Now I just have to polish these off, and everything'll be OK. Life is a box of chocolates. I suppose you could call it a philosophy.
We cannot love God unless we love each other, and to love we must know each other. We know Him in the breaking of bread, and we know each other in the breaking of bread, and we are not alone anymore. Heaven is a banquet and life is a banquet, too, even with a crust, where there is companionship.
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.
Life is not a game of Solitaire; people depend on one another. When one does well, others are lifted. When one stumbles, others also are impacted. There are no one-man teams—either by definition or natural law. Success is a cooperative effort; it’s dependent upon those who stand beside you.
Life is not a theme park, and if it is, the theme is death.
Hope for the best, be prepared for the worse. Life is shocking, but you must never appear to be shocked. For no matter how bad it is it could be worse and no matter how good it is it could be better.
The Christian should never worry about tomorrow or give sparingly because of a possible future need. Only the present moment is ours to serve the Lord, and tomorrow may never come...Life is worth as much as it is spent for the Lord's service.
I don't believe in being serious about anything. I think life is too serious to be taken seriously.
Half the trouble in life is caused by pretending there isn't any.
The point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His.
Whoever said that childhood is the happiest time of your life is a liar, or a fool.
Life is short. People are not easy to know. They're not easy to know, so if you don't tell them how you feel, you're not going to get anywhere, I feel.
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