"Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay within he goes no further than the door."

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"Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay within he goes no further than the door."

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"I still held fast to my determination to become a minister; it still seemed to me that that was my duty. I had pledged myself, in my prayers I had given my word to God. How could I therefore break my vow?"

"God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind."

"I gave in, and admitted that God was God."

"The Seventh Day Adventist Church believes that it was specially chosen by God to prepare the world for the Second Coming of His Son Jesus."

"At a certain stage in his evolution, man himself had been able to lay hold upon a higher order of things, which raised him above the level of the beasts that perish, and enabled him to see, at least in the distance, the shining towers of the City of God."

"God, George Bush makes me want to slash my wrists. He's so embarrassing I have to leave the room when he's on the news. What a monkey."

"When God sneezed, I didn't know what to say."

"I tried not to make God this big deal in Joan's life. She treats God like a friend: she's nice to him some days, and other days mean, and then cries when she needs help."

"Feelings are like a color chart that God has given us."

"Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone?"

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"God is at home, it's we who have gone out for a walk."

"One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who have mastered only the contents of books, but no one can get anything out of life without God."

"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough."

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"All God wants of man is a peaceful heart."

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"There exists only the present instant... a Now which always and without end is itself new. There is no yesterday nor any tomorrow, but only Now, as it was a thousand years ago and as it will be a thousand years hence."