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Saturday, March 11, 2023

Some think they are, and other quotes

The posting of quotes by human authors does not constitute agreement with either the quotes or their sources. (I try to confirm the sources that I give, but may miss on occasion; please verify if possible.)

“Some think they are bound for the kingdom, but they are rather bound to this world.” -- Unknown

“Is a man to be a Christian sage in an instant, or a theologian in an hour? No, we begin with a slight tinge of light, and by degrees the sun arises.” -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon

“The reason most people do not recognize Opportunity when they meet it is because it usually goes around wearing overalls and looking like Hard Work.”-- Anonymous (sometimes attributed to Thomas Alva Edison, but no good evidence supporting this)

“Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.” -- President Ronald Reagan

“People who pride themselves on the ‘complexity’ and deride others for being ‘simplistic’ should realize that the truth is often not very complicated. What gets complex is evading the truth.” -- Thomas Sowell

“There are gnat strainers among us still, who apparently have little difficulty in swallowing a camel, ‘hump and all’” -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon

“What is history but a fable agreed upon?” -- often (incorrectly) attributed to Napoléon Bonaparte

“Better an empty house than a bad tenant” or “An empty house is better than a bad tenant.” -- Irish Proverb

“We can’t create revival. But we can set our sails for the wind of the Spirit when it begins to blow.” -- G. Campbell Morgan

“Christianity is the only world religion with a chronic shortage of men.” -- David Murrow

“If American religion were imaginatively conceptualized as a clothing store, two-thirds of its floor space would house garments for women.” -- Brenda E. Brasher

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