Dr. Seuss

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” _{Added 7/17/2020}

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George McDonald (1824-1905)

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"It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a man down. For the needs of today we have corresponding strength given. For the morrow we are told to trust. It is not ours yet. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear (Via AZ Quotes)."  Added 3/8/2020

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"God gives s child upon his slate a sum-
To find eternity in hours and years;
With both sides covered, back the child doth come,
His dim eyes swollen with shed and unshed tears;
God smiles, wipes clean the upper side and nether,
And says, 'Now, dear, we'll do the sum together (Poem Hunter)!'"  Added 3/8/2020

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The photo of George McDonald is in the Public Domain.

Saint Patrick

"If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God (Wikiquotes)." Added 3/17/2019

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More information on Saint Patrick is on his Wikipedia Page.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

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Work as if you were to live a hundred years, pray as if you were to die tomorrow (BrainyQuote, Franklin).  Added 1/1/2019

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Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody (Thinkexist.com, Franklin).  Added 2/2/2013

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The photo of Ben Franklin is in the Public Domain.

Kevin DeYoung (b. 1977)

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My definition of a hero is someone who does the right thing in the right way for a long time whether people notice or not. Added 11/6/2018

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We don't have to wonder where we can hear God's voice. He has spoken in the Scriptures and promises to communicate with us through that living and active word. We don't have to make the Bible come alive. We need living ears to hear (BibleGateway, Jonathan Petersen, May 2, 2014). Added 3/1/2015

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Kevin DeYoung is the pastor of Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, North Carolina. For more information on Kevin DeYoung read his blog at the Gospel Coalition or visit the Wikipedia Page on Kevin DeYoung.

St. John Vianney (1786-1859)

"I love You, O my God, and my only desire is to love You until the last breath of my life. I love You, O my infinitely lovable God, and I would rather die loving You, than live without loving You (CatholicDoors.com/prayers)." Added 8/12/2018.

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The photo of Saint John Vianney is in the Wikipedia Commons Public Domain.

Craig Groeschel (b. 1967)

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"If God met all your expectations he would never have the chance to exceed them (Exponential: Seed of Faith)." Added 3/10/2018

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"It is so much better to hurt with a purpose than it is to exist without one (What Would Jesus Undo: Spiritual Indifference)." Added 3/4/2018

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Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)

Henry Ward Beecher

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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has (AZ Quotes). Added 1/2/2018
Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life thoughts gathered from the extemporaneous discourses of Henry Ward Beecher, by E.D. Procter”, p.48. 

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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else (Good Reads: Henry Ward Beecher). Added 12/19/2017

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You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are (Brainy Quote). Added 12/18/2017

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The photo of Henry Ward Beecher is in the Public Domain.

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Favorite Quotes by Unknown Authors

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In 20 years, you probably won't even remember this (Buzz Feed). Added 1/1/2018

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It is not doing the things we like to do, But liking the things we have to do That makes life blessed (Quotes.Net). Added 9/29/2015

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An old Cherokee told his grandson, "My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, & truth." The boy thought about it, and asked, "Grandfather, which wolf wins?" The old man quietly replied, "The one you feed" (Naticokeindians.org). Added 9/28/2015

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Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many (Quote Garden). Added 8/3/2014

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People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason why the world is in chaos right now is because things are being loved, and people are being used (CareTactics Blog). Added 7/29/2014

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The things you take for granted someone else is praying for. Added 2/6/2014

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Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye (1850-1896)

Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't (Good Reads - Bill Nye). Added 12/31/2017

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More information on Bill Nye is on his Wikipedia Page. Note that this is not the same Bill Nye who is known as The Science Guy.

Billy Graham (1918-2018)

Billy Graham

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Only God knows the future and that we are to look to Him--not to the stars or the tea leaves or the lines on the palms of our hands--for our confidence in the future (Billy Graham in Quotes). Added 12/24/2017

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Don't ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn't want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone (21 Uplifting Billy Graham Quotes). Added 1/3/2016

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John Wooden (1910-2010)

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Make each day your masterpiece (Quoted on The Wooden Effect). Added 12/20/2017

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If I were ever prosecuted for my religion I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me (Quoted on Susan Garrett's Dog Agility Blog). Added 5/23/2014

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If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over (ESPN.com)?  Added 5/11/2012

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C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)

C.S. Lewis

  Featured Quotes

Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith. I don't agree at all. They are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they are, if we can so take them, our share in the passion of Christ (Good Reads - Letters to Malcom: Chiefly on Prayer). Added 12/9/2017

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If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world (Source). Added 3/7/2012

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Human history is the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy ( Source- Mere Christianity). Added 12/2/2012

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The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us (Source). Added 11/25/2012

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Don't let your happiness depend on something you may lose (Source--The Four Loves). Added 11/16/2012

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Christianity, if false, if of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important (Source). Added 2/1/2012

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You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you (Source). Added 9/1/2011

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The more often a person feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act (Source). Added 8/18/2011

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Helpful C.S. Lewis Links 

Into the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis Foundation

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Norman Maclean (1902-1990)

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"Each one of us here today will at one time in our lives look upon a loved one who is in need and ask the same question: We are willing to help, Lord, but what, if anything, is needed? For it is true we can seldom help those closest to us. Either we don't know what part of ourselves is to give or, more often than not, the part we have to give is not wanted. And so it is those we live with and should know who elude us. But we can still love them - we can love completely without complete understanding (A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, 1976)." Added 10/27/2017  This quote was featured in a movie and the scene is on YouTube. 

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For more information on Norman Maclean read the Wikipedia page of Norman Maclean.

Alistair Begg (b. 1952)

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"Christian faith does not grant immunity from sadness and sickness, from bereavement and disappointment. At least not now! Those who suggest that it does mean the present enjoyment of health and wealth and peace and prosperity appeal to the general desire for well being that marks our culture. But such a story is neither true to the Bible nor to human experience" (What Angels Wish They Knew, P. 195). Added 2/22/2017

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Plato (427-347 B.C.)

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Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety (Quotationsbook.com). Added 1/18/2017

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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle (Quotationspage.com). Added 5/10/2012

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Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws (Dr. Gabrial Robins Website, University of Virginia). Added 4/5/2012

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The photo in this post of Plato's bust is from the Wikipedia commons.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy (Strength to Love, 1963). Added 1/15/2017

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Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend (15 of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Most Inspiring Inspirational Quotes, Parade, January 20, 2014). Added 1/17/2016

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If a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live (Speech in Detroit, Michigan on June 23, 1963, About.Com, Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes). Added 1/15/2014

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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter (Quotations Page). Added 1/14/2014

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I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.--A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches (Goodreads.com). Added 1/13/2014

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Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.--A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches (Goodreads.com). Added 5/18/2012

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Ravi Zacharias (b. 1946)

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"One day we will all find out that being respectful and sincere does not give us license to be wrong (The Lotus and the Cross, 2012)." Added 1/14/2017

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African American Quotations

1. AfricanAmericanQuotes.org is a website providing hundreds of quotations by African Americans. Added 1/17/2016
2. 27 Amazingly Powerful Quotes from Black Writers is an article written by the Huffington Post on February 5, 2014 for Black History Month. Added 1/17/2016

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To see all the African American related posts on the Quote Light blog search with the "African American" label.

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Mahatma Gandhi

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You must be the change you wish to see in the world (Proverbia.net). Added 1/11/2016

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The photo of Gandhi is in the Public Domain.