"Some of the best love poems have been written by monks and nuns..."

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"Life in Christ is far richer."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"All earth's candles cannot make daylight if the Sun of Righteousness be eclipsed. He is the soul of our soul, the light of our light, the life of our life."

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

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"God has forgiven and still forgives us when we repent from our sins, an indication that we are not called to sin, but to live in accordance with His will."

Gift Gugu Mona, South African Motivational Speaker

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"When you see no present advantage, walk by faith and not by sight. Do God the honor to trust Him when it comes to matters of loss for the sake of principle."

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

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"It is ill to offer God one duty stained with the blood of another."

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

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"Faith is the road, but communion with Jesus is the well from which the pilgrim drinks."

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"All ministries, therefore, must be subjected to this test-if they do not glorify Christ, they are not of the Holy Spirit."

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

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"The obedience which God's children yield to Him must be loving obedience. Do not go about the service of God as slaves to their taskmaster's toil, but run in the way of His commands because it is your Father's way."

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

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"The day we find the perfect church, it becomes imperfect the moment we join it."

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

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"All religions lead to the same God, and all deserve the same respect. Anyone who chooses a religion is also choosing a collective way for worshipping and sharing the mysteries. Nevertheless, that person is the only one responsible for his or her actions along the way and has no right to shift responsibility for any personal decisions on to that religion."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

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"Fingers of wind combed the lake into ridges-icy palm prints glistened wherever it rested."

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"Writing with ferocity is a gift, provided that ferocity is a monomaniacal devotion to pursuing the truth ..."

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"The real absurdity is that to love is to suffer, but the reverse isn't always true..."

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"I am a bed of sparks you breathe upon and kindle."

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