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Walden

by Henry David Thoreau

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Jul 28, 2024 07:14PM

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Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy, #1) by C.S. Lewis

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Moreover, he knew nothing yet well enough to see it: you cannot see things till you know roughly what they are.

Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches about the Unseen World And Why It Matters

by Michael S. Heiser

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“His most effective strategy to destroy men is to lull them to sleep with apathy—to ease them into a sense that there is nothing to do, nothing to become, nothing to fight—to get them to sip the sweet wine of self-pity and despair and never realize their strength.”
― Jefferson Bethke, Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men From Becoming Fully Alive

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“But I learned that meaningfulness is found in how you do something, not just in what you do.”
― Jefferson Bethke, Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men From Becoming Fully Alive

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“When he has obtained those things which are necessary to life, there is another alternative than to obtain the superfluities; and that is, to adventure on life now, his vacation from humbler toil having commenced.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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“The truth is when it comes to your life, you are not at war with ambition; you are in a war for ambition—godly ambition. Without godly ambition you will collapse back into a cocoon of self. Without godly ambition your vision will be reduced to your own wants and needs. You won’t recognize it, but instead of seeking first the kingdom of God, you will seek the kingdom of the American dream.”
― Jefferson Bethke, Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men From Becoming Fully Alive

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