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"Selfishness is never so exquisitely selfish as when it is on its knees. ... Self turns what would otherwise be a pure and powerful prayer into a weak and ineffective one."
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"Selfishness is never so exquisitely selfish as when it is on its knees. ... Self turns what would otherwise be a pure and powerful prayer into a weak and ineffective one."
"A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small parcel."
"Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself."
"It is humanly impossible to be selfless. As a matter of fact, human beings are inherently selfish."
"Man serves the interests of no creature except himself."
"Start thinking of your guilt as being selfish, because guilt blocks opportunities from arriving for those you care about and for you."
"A man who loves others based solely on how they make him feel, or what they do for him, is really not loving others at all - but loving only himself."
"One's Use of Life', if turns into worldly selfishness is called adharma (irreligion), and if it turns into spiritual selfishness (towards true self) is called dharma (religion)."
"One is not necessarily made self-centered because he is foolish, but one is very often made foolish because he is self-centered."
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"The Bible is a supernatural book and can be understood only by supernatural aid."
"All nature has come to expect from God a sense of orderliness. Whatever God does carries with it His fingerprint. And in the world around us His fingerprint of orderliness is evident to anybody who is honest with the facts. If you look at nature, you will discover a mathematical exactness. Without this precision, the entire world would be in utter confusion. One plus one always equals two no matter what part of the universe you happen to be in. And the laws of nature operate in beautiful harmony, a harmony that is ordered by God Himself."
"Worship is no longer worship when it reflects the culture around us more than the Christ within us."
"Sometimes I go to God and say, 'God, if Thou dost never answer another prayer while I live on this earth, I will still worship Thee as long as I live and in the ages to come for what Thou hast done already. God's already put me so far in debt that if I were to live one million millenniums I couldn't pay Him for what He's done for me."
"I find that when people haven't found God and do not know the new birth and the Spirit is not on them, yet they have the ancient impulse to worship something. If they're not educated they kill a chicken and put a funny thing on their head and dance around. If they are educated they write poetry."
"The Christian stoic who has crushed his feelings is only two-thirds of a man; an important third part has been repudiated. Holy feeling had an important place in the life of our Lord. 'For the joy that was set before Him He endured the cross and despised its shame. He pictured Himself crying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost."
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