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Do not be angry that you cannot make others as you would wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. –Thomas a Kempis

The servant brought out objects of silver and gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah; and he gave presents to her brother and her mother. Then he and the men with him ate and drank, and they spent the night. When they arose next morning, he said, “Give me leave to go to my…

Matthew 13: 18-23 18 “Hear then the parable of the sower. 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path. 20 As for what was sown on rocky ground,…

Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, “Why is the bride dressed in white?” “Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life.” The child thought about this for a moment, then said, “So why is the groom wearing black?”

[18] Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. [19] When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. [20] But he that received the seed…

“Jack is my 9-year-old son who is in the hospital. Jack has had a replacement heart valve since he was 5-months-old. –from Beliefnet member redneck_cowboy1975 Add your prayers now

A person should make ladders for himself by which he can sometimes go up to heaven. –Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapiro

There are two ways to look at life. One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is. –Albert Einstein

A head of gray hairs Doesn’t mean one’s an elder. Advanced in years, One’s called an old fool. But one in whom there is Truth, restraint, Rectitude, gentleness, Self-control– He’s called an elder, His impurities disgorged, Enlightened. –Dhammpada, 19, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure; where your treasure, there your heart; where your heart, there your happiness. –Augustine of Hippo

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