Thomas Secker quotes
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“He enjoys much who is thankful for little.”
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“To do evil for good is human corruption; to do good for good is civil retribution; but to do good for evil is Christian perfection. Though this be not the grace of nature, it is the nature of grace.”
-- Thomas SeckerSource : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" edited by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 251), 1895.
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“Some persons do first, think afterward, and then repent forever.”
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“To pray against temptation, and yet rush into occasions, is to thrust your fingers into the fire, and then pray they might not be burnt.”
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“Whoever would entitle himself after death through the merits of his Redeemer, to the noblest of rewards, let him serve God throughout life in this most excellent of all duties, doing good to our brethren. Whoever is sensible of his offences, let him take this way especially of evidencing his repentance.”
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“If you would not step into the harlot's house, do not go by the harlot's door.”
-- Thomas Secker
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Source : A. J. Jacobs (2011). “A.J. Jacobs Omnibus: The Know-It-All, The Year of Living Biblically, My Life as an Experiment”, p.937, Simon and Schuster
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“I'm portable. I carry a laptop and a little recording studio on my back.”
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“If you enjoy what you do, don't be afraid of expressing your enthusiasm. Enjoyment is infectious.”
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“Concentration, Confidence, Competitive urge, Capacity for enjoyment.”
Source : Arnold Palmer (1970). “Situation golf”
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“It's not about winning. It's the enjoyment of doing it - it gets your brain going.”
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“Worship is God's enjoyment of us and our enjoyment of him.”
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