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Learning isn't acquiring knowledge so much as it is trimming information that has already been acquired.

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A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness.
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Part of God's work in his people is synchronizing the heart and the mind thus providing freedom from the deceit of emotion-based beliefs. Emotions are changing while truth is absolute. They don't believe simply because it sounds good, or deep, beautiful, happy, fun, cool, simple, or intelligent to them but because it's true.
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