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An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.
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Any one thing in the creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to an humble and grateful mind.
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In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that he did not also limit his stupidity.
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Wisdom is passionless. But faith by contrast is what Kierkegaard calls a passion.
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Over all civilizations there hovers the shadow of Ecclesiastes, with his admonition, How dieth the wise man? As the fool.
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Men are contented to be laughed at for their wit, but not for their folly.
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Appear to know only this, never to fail nor fall.
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A no uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a'Yes'uttered merely to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
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If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think.
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There are questions we could not get past if we were not set free from them by our very nature.
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