#0002476

A grain of boldness in everything. This is an important piece of prudence. You must moderate your opinion of others so that you may not think so high of them as to fear them. The imagination should never yield to the heart. Many appear great till you know them personally, and then dealing with them does more to raise disillusion than esteem. No one oversteps the narrow bounds of humanity--all have their weaknesses either in heart or in head. Dignity gives apparent authority, which is rarely accompanied by personal power, for fortune often redresses the height of office by the inferiority of the holder. The imagination always jumps too soon and paints things in brighter colors than the real. It thinks things not as they are but as it wishes them to be. Attentiveness--though disillusioned in the past--soon corrects all that. Yet if wisdom should not be timorous, neither should folly be rash. And if self-reliance helps the ignorant, how much more the brave and wise?...- Baltasar Gracian Aphorism182, translated by Joseph Jacobs.....Isa40:29 "He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless."

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#0002477

Wishing you a Merry Christmas in the blessed love of our Lord!!!... – Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

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#0002478

"Only simpletons believe everything they're told! The prudent carefully consider their steps(Proverbs14:15). The wise are cautious and avoid danger; fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence(v16).- Your Word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path(Psalm119:105). I've promised it once, and I'll promise it again: I will obey your righteous regulations(v106)."

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#0002479

"Your eternal Word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven(Psalm119:89). Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth You created(v90). Your regulations remain true to this day, for everything serves your plans(v91)."

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#0002480

"I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security," says the Lord(Jeremiah33:6). I will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel and rebuild their towns(v7). I will cleanse them of their sins against me and forgive all their sins of rebellion(v8). Then this city will bring Me joy, glory, and honor before all the nations of the earth(v9)! The people of the world will see all the good I do for My people, and they will tremble with awe at the peace and prosperity I provide for them(v9)."

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#0002481

"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will guide thee with Mine eye(Psa32:8).- He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool(Prv28:26).- There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death(Prv14:12).- Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path(Psa119:105).- I have followed your commands, which keep me from following cruel and evil people. My steps have stayed on your path; I have not wavered from following You(Psa17:4,5).- I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart. Come, let us tell of the Lord's greatness; let us exalt His name together(Psa34:2,3)."

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#0002482

"Those who use the things of the world should not become attached to them. For this world as we know it will soon pass away(1Cor7:31).- I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee(Jer31:3).- The love of Christ passeth knowledge(Eph3:19).- Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God(1Cor1:24).- In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge(Col2:3).- The unsearchable riches of Christ(Eph3:8).- Of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption(1Cor1:30)."

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#0002483

He does much who loves much...- Thomas Kempis.....Deut16:15 "The Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete."

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