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“A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the highest virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means.”
― Thomas Jefferson

“I was a young man who attempted to make up for his ignorance with militancy.”
― Nelson Mandela

“Energy rests upon love; and come as it will, there's no forcing it.”
― Leo Tolstoy

“Run your purpose on the toes of your feet before people can type your success stories with the fingers of their hands.”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“The world does not need more Christian literature. What it needs is more Christians writing good literature.”
― C.S. Lewis

“Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you--your relationship with God.”
― Rick Warren

“And if the high didn’t solve whatever it was that was getting you down, it could at least help you laugh at the world’s ongoing folly and see through all the hypocrisy and bullshit and cheap moralism.”
― Barack Obama

“God has given you the spirit of self-control and you can choose what you will think about any situation (2 Timothy 1:7). You can also choose to do what you know is right no matter how you feel at the moment. Dale Carnegie said, “You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.” 
― Joyce Meyer

“The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal.”
― C.S. Lewis

“Your condition does not determine your life history. It’s your decision in that condition that tells more about your destiny. Decide not to see the available as the preferable!”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“Looking into Napoleon's eyes, Prince Andrei thought about the insignificance of grandeur, about the insignificance of life, the meaning of which no one could understand, and about the still greater insignificance of death, the meaning of which no one among the living could understand or explain.”
― Leo Tolstoy

“Spread your courtesy across the door posts of everyone you know, but reserve your intimacy with the little trustworthy friends who are going where you are going. Get it simply: wide courtesy, narrow intimacy!”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“The first requirement for prayer is silence. People of prayer are people of silence.”
― Mother Teresa

“People who bore one another should meet seldom; people who interest one another, often.”
― C.S. Lewis

“How do you tap in to what God has already done? Very simple: just act like you’re blessed, talk like you’re blessed, walk like you’re blessed, think like you’re blessed, smile like you’re blessed, dress like you’re blessed. Put actions behind your faith, and one day you will see it become a reality.”
― Joel Osteen

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