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As a Christian, I obviously think the Bible deserves 5 stars. However, this particular rating and review are specifically for the NIV study Bible and its commentary.As with most most study Bibles, there is an introduction to each genre of literature ...more "
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"For 16 years, I’ve read the Bible through every year. This time around, I’m planning a much slower, more contemplative read. Will probably not finish in a year." — Jan 01, 2024 05:46AM
"For 16 years, I’ve read the Bible through every year. This time around, I’m planning a much slower, more contemplative read. Will probably not finish in a year." — Jan 01, 2024 05:46AM
“What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.”
― Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science
― Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science
“Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.”
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“Not all those who wander are lost”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“Let thy chief terror be of thine own soul:
There, 'mid the throng of hurrying desires
That trample on the dead to seize their spoil,
Lurks vengeance, footless, irresistible
As exhalations laden with slow death,
And o'er the fairest troop of captured joys
Breathes pallid pestilence.”
― Daniel Deronda
There, 'mid the throng of hurrying desires
That trample on the dead to seize their spoil,
Lurks vengeance, footless, irresistible
As exhalations laden with slow death,
And o'er the fairest troop of captured joys
Breathes pallid pestilence.”
― Daniel Deronda
“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.”
― The Kingdom of God Is Within You
― The Kingdom of God Is Within You
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