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“It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one's acts.”
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“If you think someone or something other than yourself is responsible for your happiness or success, I'd guess you're not that happy or successful.”
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“your thoughts will make you a victor or a victim.”
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“Each day you are leading by example. Whether you realize it or not or whether it's positive or negative, you are influencing those around you.”
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“Do they desire to join me in thanksgiving when they hear how, by your gift, I have come close to you, and do they pray for me when they hear how I am held back by my own weight? ...A brotherly mind will love in me what you teach to be lovable, and will regret in me what you teach to be regrettable. This is a mark of a Christian brother's mind, not an outsider's--not that of 'the sons of aliens whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity' (Ps. 143:7 f.). A brotherly person rejoices on my account when he approves me, but when he disapproves, he is loving me. To such people I will reveal myself. They will take heart from my good traits, and sigh with sadness at my bad ones. My good points are instilled by you and are your gifts. My bad points are my faults and your judgements on them. Let them take heart from the one and regret the other. Let both praise and tears ascend in your sight from brotherly hearts, your censers. ...But you Lord...Make perfect my imperfections”
― Confessions
― Confessions
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