Disobedience happens not when we think too much grace but when we think too little of it


Tullian Tchividjian

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We always plan too much and always think too little.
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We always plan too much and always think too little.
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We fail in the work of grace and love when there is too much of us and not enough of God.
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They think too little who talk too much.
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When it costs too much, it may be worth too little.
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We want too much but enjoy too little.
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But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
JOHN DRYDEN
But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
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But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little and who talk too much.
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Women are angry if other women think too little of their lovers, and furious if they think too much.
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But I sometimes think we have too much of a fixation about 2012.
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It's my job, but I think it is too much.
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I think we got too much sleep.
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And I think there is too much bloviating around from politicians.
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I think any stereotyping is too much.
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We classify too much and enjoy too little.
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If you don't think too good, don't think too much.
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We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves.
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We just had a hard time starting out. Our passes were a little too hard, a little too crisp. I think...
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We often talk too much about too little....jh
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Three dollars is too much. I think that's when people will start to do something about it.
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We got a little bit of rain when we got to Dixon, so it wasn't too bad.
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We have two built in days for rain or if something happens. We really don't mind playing in rain, bu...
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When we get what we want we often find it was too much to handle.
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We just turn it over too much. When we don't turn it over, we miss some shots.
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When you THINK TOO MUCH! The past and the future are just a thought away.
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If you don't think too good, don't think too much
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If you don't think too good, don't think too much.
TED WILLIAMS
I don't think they'll sit together, though. That's a little too much.
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Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.
HOWARD DIETZ
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I was a little angry about being back 2-0. I think they were a little too slow ... just at the end w...
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Nous sommes peu à penser trop, trop à penser peu.
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I think that the destructive element is too much neglected in art.
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