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"Take the wheat, not the measure in which it is contained."
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"A rational human being of the civilized world would be like the swan that can draw the milk from a mixture of milk and water, leaving aside the water."

"I love to share my problems with friends. They think I'm revealing my personal life, but I'm actually revealing theirs. What a person does with what you give reveals the real character of such person, and you can envision and predict a whole set of interactions through their life and based on such reactions. You can even predict how long their marriage will last, or what they will do when you need them."

"Too many in the Church today are likes babies in the nursery,they put everything in their mouth."

"Remember, life is too short to be spent dancing with idiots."

"If you are going to share something with a person, first look on their social media accounts and see how they have handled other people trust. If someone has shared the secrets of others, they will share yours."

"The Holy Spirit will teach you, how to distinguish between right and wrong doctrines."

"Those who receive the blessing are those who see beyond its disguise."

"What you think is right isn't the same as knowing what is right."

"When people show you who they are, believe them."

"Dear Lord please show me what really matters so that I may be able to determine what is distraction and God's direction in my life."
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"Religion, for instance, cannot be accepted or rejected out of hand, until the student knows exactly what religion means."


"Sufis are those who have expunged from their minds the human tendencies of envy and enmity."


"To 'see both sides' of a problem is the surest way to prevent its complete solution. Because there are always more than two sides."


"Enemies are often former or potential friends who have been denied - or think that they have been denied - something."


"Superior experience and knowledge will be made available to a man or woman in exact accordance with his worth, capacity and earning of it."
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