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Essays on the distinguishing traits of Christian character

This book delves into the core qualities that define Christian character, offering insights and reflections on the principles and values that shape the faith-based personality. more

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Gardiner Spring
Gardiner Spring

Gardiner Spring, born on February 24, 1785, and died on August 18, 1873, was a renowned author. His works covered a wide range of subjects and were known for their unique literary style and profound insights. more

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“In fact, I think that our society expects schools to get students to the point where they do things only for outside rewards. People who perform tasks for their internal reasons are hard to control. Now, I don't think teachers get up in the morning and say to themselves, 'I', going to go to school today and take away all those young people's internal motivations' ...but that's exactly what often happens.”

“To take, for example, my own death: what I consider most likely to be true is that death will be the complete and utter end of my existence, with no successor existence of any kind that can be related to me as I now am. And if that is not the case, the next most likely scenario, it seems to me, is something along the lines indicated by Schopenhauer. But neither of these is what I most want. What I want to be true is that I have an individual, innermost self, a soul, which is the real me and which survives my death. That too could be true. But alas, I do not believe it.”