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Chocolate stimulates the same part of the brain that morphine acts on. For all intents and purposes, chocolate is a drug—not necessarily a bad one and not a terribly strong one, but strong enough nonetheless to keep us coming back for more.
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
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“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him”
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“there is a God, there always has been. I see him here, in the eyes of the people in this [hospital] corridor of desperation. This is the real house of God, this is where those who have lost God will find Him... there is a God, there has to be, and now I will pray, I will pray that He will forgive that I have neglected Him all of these years, forgive that I have betrayed, lied, and sinned with impunity only to turn to Him now in my hour of need. I pray that He is as merciful, benevolent, and gracious as His book says He is.”
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“If you don't feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God, it is not because you have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because you have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Your soul is stuffed with small things, and there is no room for the great.”
― A Hunger for God: Desiring God Through Fasting And Prayer
― A Hunger for God: Desiring God Through Fasting And Prayer
“There is only one thing which is generally safe from plagiarism -- self-denial.”
― The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Volume 29: The Illustrated London News, 1911-1913
― The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Volume 29: The Illustrated London News, 1911-1913
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