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" It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves. "

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" The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy. "

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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" To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ. "

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" A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol. "

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" If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction. "

" We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer. "

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" Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy. "

" One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons. "

" It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others. "

" The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children. "

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" Human love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing, not even the truth, must come between it and the beloved person. "

" God's truth judges created things out of love, and Satan's truth judges them out of envy and hatred. "