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gratitude circles fire
Envy, if surrounded on all sides by the brightness of another's prosperity, like the scorpion confined within a circle of fire, will sting itself to death. Charles Caleb Colton
gratitude men serenity
The benevolent have the advantage of the envious, even in this present life; for the envious man is tormented not only by all the ill that befalls himself, but by all the good that happens to another; whereas the benevolent man is the better prepared to bear his own calamities unruffled, from the complacency and serenity he has secured from contemplating the prosperity of all around him.
gratitude dross made
It is not until we have passed through the furnace that we are made to know how much dross there is in our composition.
gratitude revenge punctual
Revenge is a much more punctual paymaster than gratitude
gratitude revenge games
An act by which we make one friend and one enemy is a losing game; because revenge is a much stronger principle than gratitude
gratitude powerful yield
There are three kinds of praise, that which we yield, that which we lend, and that which we pay. We yield it to the powerful from fear, we lend it to the weak from interest, and we pay it to the deserving from gratitude.
gratitude revenge adversity
The reason why great men meet with so little pity or attachment in adversity, would seem to be this: the friends of a great man were made by his fortune, his enemies by himself, and revenge is a much more punctual paymaster than gratitude.
gratitude grateful language
No metaphysician ever felt the deficiency of language so much as the grateful.
gratitude appreciation attitude
True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander.
silence argument weak
Silence is less injurious than a weak reply.
silence defense opponents
When you have nothing to say, say nothing; a weak defense strengthens your opponent, and silence is less injurious than a bad reply.
silence assertion
We can refute assertions, but who can refute silence? Charles Dickens
silence stopping looks
To be silent is not to lose your tongue. On the contrary, it is only through silence that one can discover something new to talk about. One who talked incessantly, without stopping to look and listen, would repeat himself ad nauseam. Alan Watts
silence answers critics
Silence is often the most eloquent answer to our critics. Aiden Wilson Tozer
silence building crescendo
As in music, when we hear the crescendo building, suddenly if the music stops, we begin to hear the silence as part of the music. Chogyam Trungpa
silence tragedy might
If you are involved with the intensity of crescendo situations, with the intensity of tragedy, you might begin to see the humor of these situations as well. As in music, when we hear the crescendo building, suddenly if the music stops, we begin to hear the silence as part of the music.
silence trying remember
There is a lot of silence in watching somebody trying to remember things. David Shapiro
silence silent minutes
If we are in silence - in absolute silence with no thoughts - for 10 minutes, it's only a thought that tells us we were silent for 10 minutes. Our only proof is a thought. Byron Katie
grace imitation facility
Those graces which from their presumed facility encourage all to attempt an imitation of them, are usually the most inimitable.
grace sovereign sin
Sin is sovereign till sovereign grace dethrones it. Charles Spurgeon
grace salvation ends
There is no other salvation except that which begins and ends with grace.
grace promise given
God could not have given this promise, except from love and grace; therefore it is quite certain his Word will be fulfilled.
grace holiness saint
The saints shall persevere in holiness, because God perseveres in grace.
grace guilt debt
As mercy is God's goodness confronting human misery and guilt, so grace is his goodness directed toward human debt and demerit.
grace world sin
Abounding sin is the terror of the world, but abounding grace is the hope of mankind.
grace benefits pleasure
Grace is the good pleasure of God that inclines him to bestow benefits on the undeserving.
grace needs thirsty
O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need for further grace.