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The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable. ↗

— Kevin Max

#christian #christian-behavior #jesus #lifestyle #jesus

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; and no man ever had a distinct idea of the trinity. It is the mere Abracadabra of the mountebanks calling themselves the priests of Jesus. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#knowledge #reason #ridicule #skepticism #jesus

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. ↗

— Aristotle

#philosphy #self-discovery #enemy

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer ↗

— Sun Tzu

#sun-tzu #enemy

If you could be either God’s worst enemy or nothing, which would you choose? ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#nihilism #tyler-durden #enemy

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies. ↗

— Aristotle

#philosophy #self-discovery #enemy

Remember, you see in any situation what you expect to see. ↗

— David J. Schwartz

#optimism #perspective #optimism

Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#discouragement #failure #goals #optimism #pessimism

You want to talk? Fine. Talk. Tell me something you've never told anybody else.' I thought for a moment. 'Turtles have the second-largest brains of any animal on the planet.' It took Isabel only a second to process this. 'No, they don't.' 'I know that's why I've never told anybody that before. ↗

— Maggie Stiefvater

#isabel-culpeper #brain

Grace,” I said, very softly. “Say something.” Sam,” she said, and I crushed her to me. ↗

— Maggie Stiefvater

#sam-roth #grace