Argument is conclusive... but... it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds it by the method of experiment. For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. his hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he avoid the fire until he put his hand in it that he might learn by experiment what argument taught.
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We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows.
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There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet small enough to solve.
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
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God does not treat us as our sins deserve, man treats us as our sins deserve.
There are two days in the week on which I never worry; One is yesterday and the other is tomorrow.
There are two days in the week on which I never worry; One is yesterday and the other is tomorrow.
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As in nature, as in art, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster. The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.
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Why don't you want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is that you're in conflict with yourself.
Rule #1: Don't sweat the small stuff. Rule #2: It's all small stuff.
Rule #1: Don't sweat the small stuff. Rule #2: It's all small stuff.
