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“Too old to plant trees for my own gratification, I shall do it for my posterity.”
Thomas Jefferson

“The soul of man is the lamp of God,’ says a wise Jewish proverb. Man is a weak and miserable creature when God’s light is not burning in his soul. But when it burns (and it only burns in souls enlightened by religion), man becomes the most powerful creature in the world.And it cannot be otherwise, for what then works in him is not his own strength, but the strength of God.”
Leo Tolstoy

“Millions of men, renouncing their human feelings and reason, had to go from west to east to slay their fellows, just as some centuries previously hordes of men had come from the east to the west slaying their fellows.”
Leo Tolstoy

“When one bears suffering faithfully, God is glorified and honored.”
Billy Graham

“...there was apparent in all a sort of anxiety, a softening of the heart, and a consciousness of some great, unfathomable mystery being accomplished... the most solemn mystery in the world was being accomplished. Evening passed, night came on. And the feeling of suspenseand softening of the heart before the unfathomable did not wane, but grew more intense. No one slept.”
Leo Tolstoy

“He recalled, too, his mistake in having stopped only three feet from gold. “But,” he said, “that experience was a blessing in disguise. It taught me to keep on keeping on, no matter how hard the going may be, a lesson I needed to learn before I could succeed in anything.”
Napoleon Hill

“There is no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every split second is claimed by God, and counterclaimed by Satan.”
C.S. Lewis

“we must constantly build dykes of courage to hold back the flood of fear”
Martin Luther King Jr

“your ability to select your most important task at each moment, and then to get started on that task and to get it done both quickly and well, will probably have more of an impact on your success than any other quality or skill you can develop.”
Brian Tracy

“The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.”
George Washington

“Many people plan financially for retirement—but not spiritually and emotionally.”
Billy Graham

“Excellence/Perfection is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends.”
Brian Tracy

“Everyone is important, but everyone isn’t equal. The person with greater experience, skill, and productivity in a given area is more important to the team in that area.”
John C. Maxwell

“There are no good-byes, where ever you'll be, you'll be in my heart.”
Mahatma Gandhi

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that.”
Martin Luther King Jr

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