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 True eloquence consists of saying all that should be said, and that only.  The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes. When we make self the end of prayer, it is not worship but self-seeking. The firmament of the Bible is ablaze with answers to prayer. In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relation of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious. Many a time I have wanted to stop talking and find out what I really believed. A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers. Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause. Poetry is the utterance of deep and heartfelt truth. The true poet is very near the oracle. The influence of prayer on the human mind and body ... can be measured in terms of increased physical buoyancy, greater intellectual vigor, moral stamina, and a deeper understanding of the realities underlying human 1 relationships. There is not a flower that opens, not a seed that falls into the ground, and not an ear of wheat that nods on the end of its stalk in the wind that does not preach and proclaim the greatness and the mercy of God to the whole world. Self-trust is the first secret of success. Boredom is rage spread thin. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears? - Juvenal Have the courage of your desire. Oratory: the art of making deep noises from the chest sound like important messages from the brain. What does so-called success or failure matter if only you have succeeded in doing the thing you set out to do. The doing is all that really counts. The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment. Each day is a new life. Seize it. Live it. 
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