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Love is one of those topics that plenty of people try to write about but not enough try to do.

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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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At first, they'll only dislike what you say, but the more correct you start sounding the more they'll dislike you.
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Some things are so silly they have a certain brilliance to them. Other things, set as standards for brilliance and therefore exalted by many who don't know why, become tarnished because of it.
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The love of conflict is most evident when opposing forces join sides to defeat the peacemaker.
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I believe in evolution in the sense that a short-tempered man is the successor of a crybaby.
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Armed neutrality makes it much easier to detect hypocrisy.
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A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance.
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