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prayer soul devotion
The shortening of devotions starves the soul, it grows lean and faint William Wilberforce
prayer soul too-late
I must secure more time for private devotions. I have been living far too public for me. The shortening of devotions starves the soul, it grows lean and faint. I have been keeping too late hours. William Wilberforce
prayer thank thoughts
I'd just like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers, and I think that's it. Randal Jr
prayer giving-up drinking
As a boy I heard this story in church. A man was patching a pitched roof of a tall building when he began sliding off. As he neared the edge of the roof he prayed, "Save me, Lord, and I'll go to church every Sunday, I'll give up drinking, I'll be the best man this city has ever known." As he finished his prayer, a nail snagged onto his overalls and saved him. The man looked up to the sky and shouted, "Never mind, God. I took care of it myself." How true of us. Richard Paul Evans
prayer our-prayers
God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them. Richard J. Needham
prayer godly majesty
I remember myself, that when I was young, I had sometime the company of one ancient godly minister, who was of weaker parts than many others, but yet did profit me more than most; because he would never in prayer or conference speak of God, or the life to come, but with such marvelous seriousness and reverence, as if he had seen the majesty and glory which he talked of. Richard Baxter
prayer people praying
Prayer must carry on our work as much as preaching; he preacheth not heartily to his people that will not pray for them. Richard Baxter
prayer creatures breaths
Prayer is the breath of the new creature. Richard Baxter
prayer knees straws
Even the straws under my knees shout to distract me from prayer Saint Augustine
war
I was a lieutenant in World War II. John Eisenhower
war blessing games
No human mind may measure the blessings conferred by the game of base ball on the soldiers of the Civil War. It had its earliest evolution when soldiers, North and South, were striving to forget their foes by cultivating, through this grand game, fraternal friendships with comrades in arms. Al Spalding
war
I have friends who have had PTSD, and you can get it from other things than war. Dito Montiel
war connections speak
Sir, if you ever presume again to speak disrespectfully of General Grant in my presence, either you or I will sever his connection with this university. Robert E. Lee
war men ideas
Even now, the irony that so non-intellectual a man should choose to engage the Soviet Union on the battlefield of ideas has eluded most commentators and historians. Richard Perle
war character winter
. . .and every native has a story of winter – stories that usually begin, You call this a storm? And grow in the telling like battle tales shared by graying war veterans. It’s a peculiar character flaw to those of us from cold climates that we feel superior to those who have the sense to live elsewhere. Richard Paul Evans
war generations vietnam
The World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone. Richard Holbrooke
war japan suffering
If war should break out between England and Japan, the latter would suffer much more than the former. Townsend Harris
war important arms
In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things. Townsend Harris
unity literature synthesis
Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity. Rebecca West
unity together purpose
We cannot be separated in interest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the end. Woodrow Wilson
unity needs opponents
Unity is a great thing and a great slogan. But what the workers’ cause needs is the unity of Marxists, not unity between Marxists, and opponents and distorters of Marxism. Vladimir Lenin
unity world phases
...the worlds represent increasing phases of densification, the involuting descent of spirit into matter, where the way becomes harder and longer... Rudolf Steiner
unity movement conscious
No longer conscious of my movement, I discovered a new unity with nature. I had found a new source of power and beauty, a source I never dreamt existed. Roger Bannister
unity together purpose
When human beings meet together seeking the spirit with unity of purpose then they will also find their way to each other ... Rudolf Steiner
unity movement evolution
Social evolution is demonstrated by movement towards unity, not separatism. Neale Donald Walsch
unity wonder significance
The significance which is in unity is an eternal wonder. Rabindranath Tagore
unity virtue
It is in virtue of unity that beings are beings. Plotinus