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“Grace is something you can never get but only be given.”

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Frederick Buechner, born on July 11, 1926, is a renowned American writer. His works span across various genres including novels, essays, and plays, known for their profound religious and philosophical reflections. more

“To forgive somebody is to say one way or another, "You have done something unspeakable, and by all rights I should call it quits between us. Both my pride and my principles demand no less. However, although I make no guarantees that I will be able to forget what you've done, and though we may both carry the scars for life, I refuse to let it stand between us. I still want you for my friend.”

Way Want Should May Stills Done Able Forget Principles Rights Pride Demand Forgiveness My Friends Forgiving Refuse Quitting One Way Guarantees Scar Unspeakable Guarantees That

Author:Frederick Buechner

“People are disturbed not by things but by the view they take of them. They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”

People Feels May Made Said Forget Views Emotion Never Forget Disturbed

Author:Frederick Buechner

“I'm Catholic, and my wife is Catholic. We're very religious. We go to church. We pray every night. We pray at dinner. To me, Catholics regard themselves as very Christian. Some Christians view Catholics as not necessarily Christian.”

Christian Night Church Religious Views Christianity Wife Praying Regard Catholic Dinner My Wife Every Night

Author:Nicholas Sparks

“Independence may be found in comparative as well as in absolute abundance; I mean where a person contracts his desires within the limits of his fortune.”

Wells May Mean Persons Desire Found Limits Absolutes Independence Fortune Abundance Contracts

Author:William Shenstone

“To thee, fair Freedom! I retire From flattery, cards, and dice, and din: Nor art thou found in mansions higher Than the low cot, or humble inn.”

Art Found Higher Lows Fairs Humble Cards Thee Retiring Flattery Mansions Dice Inns

Book:The Poems of William Shenstone ...

Source: The Poems of William Shenstone ...

“Misers, as death approaches, are heaping up a chest of reasons to stand in more awe of him.”

Reason Approach Awe Chests Misers

Book:Essays on Men and Manners

Source: Essays on Men and Manners

“Oft has good nature been the fool's defence, And honest meaning gilded want of sense.”

Want Honest Fool Defence Good Nature Gilded

Book:The Poetical Works of William Shenstone: With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes

Source: The Poetical Works of William Shenstone: With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes

“Offensive objects, at a proper distance, acquire even a degree of beauty.”

Objects Degrees Distance Acquire Offensive

Book:Essays on men and manners; with aphorisms, criticisms, impromptus, fragments, etc

Source: Essays on men and manners; with aphorisms, criticisms, impromptus, fragments, etc

“The world may be divided into people that read, people that write, people that think, and fox-hunters.”

People Thinking World Writing May Divided Foxes Hunters

Author:William Shenstone

“Health is beauty, and the most perfect health is the most perfect beauty.”

Perfect Health Perfect Beauty

Author:William Shenstone

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