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I receive Thee ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and taught… ↗

— St. Thomas Aquinas

#inspirational #prayer #wisdom #inspirational

Suffering often draws us closer to God. Instead of being a sign of God's punishment or distance, suffering can purify us, lead us into the heart of God, and transform our souls. ↗

— Allen R. Hunt

#christ #christianity #god #inspirational #jesus

In this Music [the singing of the angels in harmony] the World was begun; for Iluvatar made visible the song of the Ainur,and they beheld it as a light in the darkness. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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Exercise not only tones the muscles, but also refines the brain and revives the soul. ↗

— Michael Treanor

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For every woman, there is that one man who could get her to go anywhere he wanted her to go, do anything he wanted her to do—reach into her soul and turn her whole world on its ear—challenge everything she thought she believed. Highlighted by 24 Kindle users ↗

— Lenore Wolfe

#historical-romance #inspirational-quotes #lenore-wolfe #inspirational

It is only people who are lacking, or bad, or inferior, who have to be good at things. You have always been full and perfect, so you had nothing to make up for. ↗

— T.H. White

#humility #inspirational #love #self-deprecating #wooing

choose a job you love, and you'll never have to work a day in your life ↗

— Confucius

#life #work #inspirational

The most important thing is to hold on, hold out, for your creative life, for your solitude, for your time to be and do, for your very life. ↗

— Clarissa Pinkola Estés

#creative #inspirational #solitude #inspirational

Sometimes you can do things for others that you can't do for yourself. ↗

— A.M. Homes

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In the end, you aren't judged by the years in your life but the life in your years. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

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