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“Every empire that ever stood tall needed only one thing to crumble: an arrogant fool who believed he was the exception.”

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“Stop counting your losses and start counting your blessings. Only then will you discover that losses are always easier to point out and count than blessings. And that your blessings will always outnumber your losses, for they are truly immeasurable.”

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Book:Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

Source: Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Humility is the earmark of God's genuine servant.”

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Book:To Live Is Christ: Joining Paul's Journey of Faith

Source: To Live Is Christ: Joining Paul's Journey of Faith

“He ido encontrando tesoros en lugares que no queria buscar. He estado escuchando sabiduría de bocas que no quería escuchar. He ido encontrando belleza donde no queria mirar. Y he aprendido mucho de los viajes que no queria tomar. Perdóname; porque he estado cerrando los oídos y los ojos durante demasiado tiempo he aprendido que los milagros sólo son llamados milagros porque a menudo son vistos por sólo aquellos que pueden ver a través de las ilusiones de la vida. Estoy dispuesto a ver lo que realmente existe en el otro lado, lo que existe detrás de las persianas, y probar la fruta fea en lugar de la que parece bonita, y madura.”

Source: Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Learn to be gracious whether you win or lose.”

Author:Nido R. Qubein

“The whole book is about how we should try to find rules other people can't reasonably reject, and then he ends it by saying, "The search for how to find these rules will go on forever." I proposed a rule that Chidis shouldn't be allowed to leave because it would make Eleanors sad. And I could do this forever, zip you around the universe showing you cool stuff... and I'd still never find the justification for getting you to stay. Because it's a selfish rule. I owe it to you to let you go.”

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Author:The Good Place

“To shine, we must push others forward and stand together when needed. The failure of others will never mean your success. Our world needs a lot of solidarity, and this is the time to push the big ideas.”

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Author:Mohammed Zaid

“Manners matter, asserts the professor. What provokes rebellion, he asserts, is not as often a theory out allowing for arbitrary power but be excessive, brusque use of it by a particular individual.”

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Book:Before 1776: Life in the American Colonies

Source: Before 1776: Life in the American Colonies

“Christ's vast benevolence must, from the very nature of things, have afforded Him the deepest possible delight, for benevolence is joy.”

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Book:Morning and Evening, Based on the English Standard Version

Source: Morning and Evening, Based on the English Standard Version

“Dinner is a cacophonous exercise of holy sanctification.”

Family Parenthood Discipleship Graciousness

Author:Jen Pollock Michel

“Your place of worship is wonderful, but it doesn’t matter where you might be. Praying to God and rejoicing in His love will be our most gracious, and spiritual part of each day.”

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Author:Ron Baratono