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The church is not a theological classroom. It is a conversion, confession, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness and sanctification center, where flawed people place their faith in Christ, gather to know and love him better, and learn to love others as he designed. ↗

— Paul David Tripp

#church #confession #conversion #forgiveness #paul-david-tripp

Your corn is ripe today; mine will be so tomorrow. 'Tis profitable for us both, that I should labour with you today, and that you should aid me tomorrow. I have no kindness for you, and know you have as little for me. I will not, therefore, take any pains upon your account; and should I labour with you upon my own account, in expectation of a return, I know I should be disappointed, and that I should in vain depend upon your gratitude. Here then I leave you to labour alone; You treat me in the same manner. The seasons change; and both of us lose our harvests for want of mutual confidence and security. ↗

— David Hume

#farming #individualism #selfishness #change

Everything changes when a man becomes purple ↗

— Charlie McDonnell

#purple #change

Anyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough. ↗

— Alain de Botton

#embarrassment #learning #life #time #change

That’s a funny thing: you think, when awful things happen, everything else just stops, like you would forget to pee and eat and get thirsty, but it’s not really true. It’s like you and your body are two separate things, like your body is betraying you, chugging on, idiotic and animal, craving water and sandwiches and bathroom breaks while your world falls apart. ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#life #time-passing #change

It is okay of talking about the past, as long as there's no bitterness and anger. It only gives you a heart attack. It won't change the past either. ↗

— Ann Marie Aguilar

#bitterness #anger

Your environment will eat your goals and plans for breakfast. ↗

— Steve Pavlina

#inspirational #inspirational-quotes #life-lessons #motivational #power

The idea that we can actually have an impact on places more or less instantly, too, by responding in some way or not responding, I think, also makes it true. ↗

— Peter Singer

#also #i #i think #idea #impact

But borrowing strength builds weakness. ↗

— Stephen R. Covey

#weakness #change

We are ever capable of change and ever capable of being our better selves ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#infernaldevices #change