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It's easy to make a mess when you're not the one who has to clean it up.

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It is never ridicule, but a compliment, that knocks a philosopher off his feet. He is already positioned for every possible counter-attack, counter-argument, and retort...only to find a big bear hug coming his way.
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I'm never proud of my old work. I always feel as though my skills have since improved.
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In our worldly perceptions of Jesus, we tend to embrace the kindness of his love ('be encouraged') but not the discipline of his love ('and sin no more'). But with the whole scope of his love, or maturity in Christ, we begin relying on him for guidance where we would prefer him to walk beside us rather than behind us.
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Let what offends God offend me, and what God pardons, I pardon.
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To be a philosopher, just reverse everything you have ever been told...and have a sense of humor doing it.
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Tolerance! The virtue that makes one bite his tongue so that he can tear out his hair.
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Trustful people are the pure at heart, as they are moved by the zeal of their own trustworthiness.
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A distaste for the new is not always fear of the unknown, but sometimes ambition. Some people don't like the new way simply because they never got a chance to master the old way.
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