No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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I had my nearest and most intimate glimpses of the presence of my Lord in those dread moments when musket, club or spear was being levelled at my life. ~John Gibson Paton
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More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
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Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time. ~Jerry Bridges
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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Hope springs eternal. ~American Proverb
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If one shed tears, they must be shed on one's pillow. ~Henry Adams
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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So that the new generation that will be born can enjoy happiness. To pay the cost we will have to shoulder corpses and cross a river of blood. ~Hiromu Arakawa
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime. ~Nancy Farmer
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I am having a good time doing nothing. ~Phylicia Rashad
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Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts. ~Soren Kierkegaard
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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A lot of people are simply interested in exploring their own spirituality, their own values, who they are, whether they're happy where they are. ~James Redfield
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When I am happy I am like a cat, sleek and purring, quite useless. It is when I am unhappy, with an ache perhaps in my heart, that I do my finest work. ~Barbara La Marr
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Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events. ~Ralph Marston
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The goal is to keep having fun. Not let that pressure get to me and still be Missy. ~Missy Franklin
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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Sorrow is brief but joy is endless ~Friedrich Schiller
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I'm living the dream. ~David Petraeus
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