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“A bed or a chair will trick you if you stay still on them long at a time. They will draw out your strength and leave you weak as water.”

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Julia Peterkin

Julia Peterkin was an American writer renowned for her works reflecting the life of the Southern United States. Her works are characterized by their delicate emotions and vivid narrative style, which have won the favor of readers. more

“The man who goes through life with an uncertain doctrine not knowing what he believes, what a poor, powerless creature he is! He goes around through the world as a man goes down through the street with a poor, wounded arm, forever dodging people be meets on the street for fear they may touch him.”

People Men World Believe May Belief Poor Forever Knowing Streets He Man Arms Creatures Doctrine Not Knowing Uncertain Wounded Powerless

Author:Phillips Brooks

“Devotion is like the candle which Michael Angelo used to take in his pasteboard cap, so as not to throw his shadow upon the work in which he was engaged.”

Used Shadow Devotion Engaged Candle Caps Michael Angelo

Author:Phillips Brooks

“I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't move and you can't take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.”

Art Care Moving Certain Balls Breaths Who You Are Don't Care Legs Wide Certainty I Don't Care Inches Yards Choke Deep Breath Take A Deep Breath

Author:Arthur Ashe

“Let us beware of losing our enthusiasms. Let us ever glory in something, and strive to retain our admiration for all that would ennoble, and our interest in all that would enrich and beautify our life.”

Interest Our Lives Losing Glory Strive Enthusiasm Admiration

Author:Phillips Brooks

“The faith which you keep must be a faith that demands obedience, and you can keep it only by obeying it.”

Faith Demand Obedience Obeying

Book:Sermons

Source: Sermons

“The form of godliness may exist with secret and with open wickedness, but the power of godliness cannot.”

May Form Secret Wickedness Godliness Power Of God

Author:Phillips Brooks

“Heaven does not make holiness, but holiness makes heaven.”

Doe Heaven Holiness

Book:Sermons: Sermons preached in English churches, and other sermons

Source: Sermons: Sermons preached in English churches, and other sermons

“Heaven is not to sweep our truths away, but only to turn them till we see their glory, to open them till we see their truth, and to unveil our eyes till for the first time we shall really see them.”

Firsts Eye Turns Heaven Glory First Time

Book:Sermons

Source: Sermons

“Joy in one's work is the consummate tool.”

Joy Tools

Book:Sermons: The candle of the Lord, and other sermons

Source: Sermons: The candle of the Lord, and other sermons

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