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“I remember the time an older man asked me when I was young, "Do you know what you are doing now?" I thought it was some kind of trick question.
Tell me," I said.
You are building your memories," he replied, "so make them good ones.”
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Tell me," I said.
You are building your memories," he replied, "so make them good ones.”
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“I think the reason we sometimes have the false sense that God is so far away is because that is where we have put him. We have kept him at a distance, and then when we are in need and call on him in prayer, we wonder where he is. He is exactly where we left him.”
― Has Christianity Failed You?
― Has Christianity Failed You?
“The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.”
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“It is a great mistake to think that God is chiefly concerned with our being religious.”
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“Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself one way or the other at all. . . . The humility which consists in being a great deal occupied about yourself, and saying you are of little worth, is not Christian humility. It is one form of self-occupation and a very poor and futile one at that.”
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Jerry’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jerry’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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19 friends
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153 books
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0 books
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46 friends
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