It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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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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It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. ~Harry Mathews
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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Reality is not meant to be only creedal, though the creeds are important. Reality is to be experienced, and experienced on the basis of a restored relationship with God through that finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. ~Francis Schaeffer
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There are two kinds of people; those who are always well and those who are always sick. Most of the evils of the world come from the first sort and most of the achievement from the second. ~Louis Dudek
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I failed at the biggest things there are in life. I failed in my health, I failed in my marriage, I failed in everything, and I have picked myself up and gone on. ~Sharon Stone
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We need better neighbors, neighbors that care about the schools in their neighborhood, whether they have kids in them or not, because they know that the health and vitality of that neighborhood depends on it. ~Thomas Friedman
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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