The mysteries of faith are degraded if they are made into an object of affirmation and negation when in reality they should be an object of contemplation.

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Humility is attentive patience.

Humility is attentive patience.

Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.

Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.

Evil when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity even a duty.

Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil but as a necessity, even a duty.

Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat.

Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat.

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    It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.

    It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.

    God didn't call me to be successful, He called me to be faithful.

    God didn't call me to be successful, He called me to be faithful.

    My secret is simple - I pray.

    My secret is simple - I pray.

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