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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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Criss Jami
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In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still.
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If a man cannot understand the beauty of life, it is probably because life never understood the beauty in him.
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There is more to joy than looking only for affirmation refusing to be challenged is the only bigotry.
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I enjoy poetry where I can talk as bizarre as I please, but theology or philosophy, I always respect the truth by taking it a step further.
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Discernment is the son of good judgment and the father of self-control. When mixed with an already clear conscience, the ability to read the true motives of a critic keeps one's conscience both clear and at ease.
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Envy is a sign of insecurity, yes but so is longing to be envied.
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It always seems as though the definition of love will remain debatable by an opinionated world.
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Everything at some point has been declared the root of all evil.
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The most judgmental people are often those who complain most about being judged. The ones not complaining will look as though they're the ones doing the judging.
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Your love is as stable as you are: It's not about how good a person makes you feel, but rather what good you can do for them.
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Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.
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A pure heart does not demean the spirit of an individual, it, instead, compels the individual to examine his spirit.
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Let what offends God offend me, and what God pardons, I pardon.
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Simply minding one's own business is more offensive than being intrusive. Without ever saying a word one can make a person feel less-than.
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Love is as simple as the absence of self- given to another. God, when invited, fills the void of any unrequited love hence loving is how one is drawn closer to God no matter its most horrific repercussions.
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Anger's like a battery that leaks acid right out of me And it starts from the heart til it reaches my outer me
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Many people in a rather reckless context claim to 'just tell it like it is'. In actuality, nobody really stresses what one says so much as the motive behind what one says hence, he is merely blowing hot air and detracting from 'what is'.
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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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