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Related If you take each step, as if it was your last. You would appreciate the world in all its glory and b... ANTHONY T. HINCKS He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the ... BIBLE Music originated from God and was created solely for his worship, his glory, and his pleasure. PEDRO OKORO Oh infinite!Help me to ravel in my suffering,for inside it is glory. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) In all His acts God orders all things, whether good or evil, for the good of those who know Him and ... THOMAS MERTON Both glory and dominion last forever but glory is for God and dominion is for mankind. AULIQ ICE If Jesus can conquer the grave, He can conquer any situation that you’re going through in your lif... тαмιℓιαηρσηηυ Mankind Is Created To Restore God’s Glory-His Kingdom To Earth SUNDAY ADELAJA My goal is to make sure that he stays locked up for the rest of his miserable life -- here or in Mex... JOSH MCCOWN One can promise actions, but not feelings, for the latter are involuntary. He who promises to love f... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.' Whatever happens is to His good purpose and for His glory.... FRANCINE RIVERS God needs the best of me, you, us, and ourselves for His glory. RAYMOND OBENG When you draw on God's grace to put off your self-centered attitudes and act on His principles, you ... KEN SANDE For his mind was full of forlorn hopes, death-or-glory charges, and last stands. C.S. LEWIS Is it not wonderful that the creator of all worlds, infinite in power and wisdom, could not hold his... ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL Benevolence It is the glory of the true religion that it inculcates and inspires a spirit of benevol... SOURCE UNKNOWN To an unbelieving person nothing renders service or work for good. He himself is in servitude to all... MARTIN LUTHER It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago-she outgrows his prophecies... MARK TWAIN Nature never taught me that there exists a God of glory and of infinite majesty. I had to learn that... C.S. LEWIS The Lord will make a way out of know way for you. He will turn your nights into day; all for your be... SAM COLLINS JR. The best compliment to a child or a friend is the feeling you give him that he has been set free to ... ALISTAIR COOKE Man’s glory lies not, Lincoln thought, in ‘his goodness,’ for this is often nonexistent. He de... JOE L. WHEELER And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my
strength is made perfect in weakness.... BIBLE The Christ within who is our hope of glory is not a matter of theological debate or philosophical sp... BRENNAN MANNING Now it was done. He was free of Xanth forever. Free to make his own life, without being ridiculed or... PIERS ANTHONY A monk should surely love his books with humility, wishing their good and not the glory of his own c... UMBERTO ECO A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possib... EZRA STILES Nothing is less sincere than our mode of asking and giving advice. He who asks seems to have a defer... FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and... JILL SCOTT My Lord and Master has summoned me, His minstrel, to the True Mansion of His Presence. He has dresse... SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he who avails himself of a great i... JOSE MARTI The glory of Him who
Hung His masonry pendant on naught, when the world He created. HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW For me and for our family, looking at death is its glory, and an opportunity to thank God for this g... RONNENE HARRIS Personal ministry is not about always knowing what to say. It is not about fixing everything in sigh... PAUL DAVID TRIPP God cannot use you as He wishes until you come into the fullness of His Glory. Do not get alarmed, m... GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER Man’s life is a line that nature commands him to describe upon the surface of the earth, without h... PAUL HENRI THIRY D'HOLBACH Secondly, the proper counsel and intention of God in sending his Son into the world to die was, that... JOHN OWEN For man he seemsIn all his lineaments, though in his faceThe glimpses of his Fathers glory shine. JOHN MILTON Whether his policy was right or wrong, he built up the glory of the nation. SAM HOUSTON God is the source of life, wealth and honour. Live life for His glory. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA That's for the best. Otherwise they might realize they're in prison. It can't be helped. You women a... VLADIMIR BARTOL We seek riches, power and glory all in order to make them happy EMMANUEL PETIT He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory. ADAM CLARKE Treat the other man's faith gently; it is all he has to believe with. His mind was created for his ... HENRY S HASKINS Treat the other man's faith gently; it is all he has to believe with. His mind was created for his o... HENRY S. HASKINS For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you... BIBLE The glory of the carpenter is the tables and chairs he manufactures; the glory of God is you and me ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR And then, it is all one whether he has been happy or miserable; for his life was never anything more... ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER [T]he mind wearies easily when it strives to grapple with the Infinite, and to trace the footsteps o... H. RIDER HAGGARD Work is not man's punishment! It is his reward and his strength, his glory and his pleasure. GEORGE SAND Every Christian is called to be a shaft in God’s quiver, polished for His glory SUNDAY ADELAJA Heaven has given to every human being the power of controlling his passions, and if he neglects or l... JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Now with my friend I desire not to share or participate, but to
engross his sorrows, that, by makin... SIR THOMAS BROWNE God ultimately raises up leaders for one primary reason: His glory. He shows His power in our weakne... MATT CHANDLER But the Wisdom of God, which is His only-begotten Son, being in all respects incapable of change or ... ORIGEN For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and
lose his own soul? or what shall... BIBLE Almost always tradition is nothing but a record and a machine-made imitation of the habits that our ... WALTER LIPPMANN I ask you neither for health nor for sickness, for life nor for death; but that you may dispose of m... BLAISE PASCAL What we're telling Dee is that the most important thing now is for him to get healthy. Whether he co... JAY PRICE In civilized society man stands at all times in need of the cooperation and assistance of great mult... ADAM SMITH SATAN, n. One of the Creator's lamentable mistakes, repented in sashcloth and axes. Being instated a... AMBROSE BIERCE Each time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can ... ANDREW MURRAY I give all the glory of all of my words to my Savior, Jesus Christ, The King of Kings, Lord of Lords... LEIF ERICSSON LEO VENESS He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is h... ARISTOTLE The greatest glory never comes from winning, but from rising each time you fall. A person is defined... CLAY AIKEN ...Our Lord Jesus Christ added nothing to God in his essential being and glory, either by what He di... ARTHUR W. PINK I make little account of victory. Nothing is so stupid as to vanquish; the real glory is to convince... VICTOR HUGO The greatest joy is joy in God. This is plain from Psalm 16:11: "You [God] will make known to me the... JOHN PIPER By the time you swear you are his, shivering and sighing, And he vows his passion is infinite and un... DOROTHY PARKER Any person who recognizes this greatest power... the power to choose. Begins to realize that he is t... J. MARTIN KOHE His problem is that he has to convince people in his own party that he can be a better candidate tha... BRUNO JEANBART God doesn't work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest,... CHARLES R. SWINDOLL Not hate, but glory, made these chiefs contend;
And each brave foe was in his soul a friend. HOMER ("SMYRNS OF CHIOS") Narcissus is the glory of his race:
For who does nothing with a better grace? EDWARD YOUNG Some people make movies for money or glory and will take any subject people offer them. But I cannot... EUZHAN PALCY In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, / With a glory in his bosom that transfi... JULIA WARD HOWE Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used ri... HENRY WARD BEECHER I will not glory, even in my orthodoxy, for even that can be a snare if I make a god of it... Let us... D. MARTYN LLOYD-JONES To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that he is not your enemy. Most ... HENRY DAVID THOREAU Create your own miracles, don't just wait for miracles to happen. Infinite possibilities exist by ke... STEVEN REDHEAD Through the years, I, like you, have experienced pressures and disappointments that would have crush... SHERI L. DEW Man is hypocrite! He says that he loves flowers but he kills them for his own simple interests and f... MEHMET MURAT ILDAN He is the God who loved you so much that His Son stripped Himself of all heavenly glory to live as a... CRAIG GROESCHEL He wants you to understand that there are no wasted moments. For His glory He uses everything that's... LOUIE GIGLIO Power and glory are two dialectic energies working in common ground. Taking a glimpse of the meander... ERIK PEVERNAGIE You have become my own personal demon. You haunt me, tempt me, drive me mad with wanting you, and I ... KRISTINA DOUGLAS There are few things that have filled me with such breathless awe as flying in the black of night ac... DIETER F. UCHTDORF Will God ever ask you to do something you are not able to do? The answer is yes--all the time! It mu... HENRY T. BLACKABY Our life is a series of moments. Let them all go. Moments. All gathering towards this one. NOW IS GOOD You are giving an eternal pleasure of life that one can give the maximum enthusiasm to make his lovi... NISHI DE SILVA Feast of John Coleridge Patteson, First Bishop of Melanesia, & his Companions, Martyrs, 1871 For th... JOHN BAILLIE The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. BIBLE Money is not respect. Neither is power. And if people respect you for your money or your power, it i... CHRISTINA ENGELA The principle of liberty and equality, if coupled with mere selfishness, will make men only devils, ... JOHN RANDOLPH We go out to play for His honor, His glory and His grace. He's the number one fan in the stands. JAMEY CARROLL When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to... BEN JONSON Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or nine, he has deve... BILL COSBY Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or nine, he has dev... BILL COSBY Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. NAPOLEON Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
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