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Zero Sum

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Barry Eisler
Barry Eisler

Barry Eisler is an American novelist known for his political thrillers and spy novels. Born in 1964, he has served as a former soldier and worked for an American intelligence agency. Eisler's works often involve complex political conspiracies and moral dilemmas, which have won him a wide readership. more

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“After man has persuaded himself that all things which exist are made for him, he must in everything adjudge that to be of the greatest importance which is most useful to him, and he must esteem that to be of surpassing worth by which he is most beneficially affected. In this way he is compelled to form those notions by which he explains nature; such, for instance, as good, evil, order, confusion, heat, cold, beauty, and deformity, etc.; and because he supposes himself to be free, notions like those of praise and blame, sin and merit, have arisen.”

Human NatureSpinoza
Book:Ethics
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“Always move by calling and not emotion. I’ve been there and done that. You never want to move out of what you feel or by disobedience or anger. Ask God for wisdom. Is It Wise to Leave a Church Disappointed? Disappointment is not rebellion it’s a signal. It tells you something sacred was expected, but something painful was experienced. Wisdom doesn’t rush out of pain—it listens to it. Leaving isn’t always the problem. Leaving without clarity is. Before you walk away, ask: • Am I leaving a place—or escaping a process or problem? • Is this disappointment a divine disruption or personal discomfort? • Have I voiced the ache, or just swallowed it? Sometimes God allows disappointment to unseat you from comfort so He can replant you in purpose. But other times, He calls you to stay—not to suffer, but to shift the atmosphere. To be the healing you hoped to receive. Wisdom is not in staying or leaving—it’s in discerning the assignment. If your presence there is no longer prophetic, if your spirit is shrinking, if your gifts are silenced, it may be time to go. But if your leaving is premature, you may miss the oil that only crushing produces. Praying for you.”

LoveGodChurchAcceptanceDirectionWhat Would Jesus Do
Author:Dr. Angela L Hood
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“You always dread the unfamiliar. Surely you remember the boy in your own school class who was exceptionally ‘bright,’ did most of the reciting and answering while the others sat like so many leaden idols, hating him. And wasn’t it this bright boy you selected and tortured after hours? Of course it was. We must all be alike. Not everyone born free and equal, as the Constitution says, but everyone made equal. Each man the image of every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make them cower, to judge themselves again. So! A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon. Breach man's mind. Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?”

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Book:Fahrenheit 451
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“Emotions when guided by conscience, can do wonders in the world of mortal humans – thoughts when guided by conscience, can manifest magnificent creativity on this planet – and behavior when guided by conscience, can transform this world into a real progressive abode of peace with the pure elements of compassion, kindness and courage flowing through the very spine of the society.”

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Book:Conscience over Nonsense
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