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The blindfolded lady with a sword unsheathed represents justice, fair justice to all, unfairness to none... -Chief Justice Reynaldo PunoJudges 1-21 `Real heroes are hard to find these days. Modern research and the media have made the foibles and weaknesses of our leaders very apparent; we search in vain for men and women to emulate. Judges is the Bible Chapter about heroes - 12 men and women who delivered Israel from its oppressors. These judges were not perfect; in fact, they included an assassin, a sexually promiscuous man, and a person who broke all the laws of hospitality. But they were submissive to God, and God used them.'

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Instead of wondering what people think of us, our concern should be, `Can they see Christ Jesus, the King? Rather than seeking credit for service rendered, we should be content to lift up the Lord... -David McCaslandMatthew 21:5 "Tell the people of Israel, `Look, your King is coming to you. He is humble, riding on a donkey-even on a donkey's colt'."

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Don't let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor Him in your youth before you grow old and no longer enjoy living... -Mario AlmarioEcclesiastes

8:15 "So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people to do in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them."

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Nothing's permanent in this wicked world. Not even our troubles... - Charlie Chaplin............-Job 1; 21 "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I

will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.

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We cannot regard truth as a goal of inquiry. The purpose of inquiry is to achieve agreement among human beings about what to do, to bring about consensus on the ends to be achieved and the means to be used to achieve those ends. Inquiry that does not achieve coordination of behavior is not inquiry, but simply wordplay."... - Richard Rorty Pragmatist American Modernist Philosopher and Stanford Prof of Critical Literature

Jeremiah 17:9 "The human heart is most deceitful and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I know! I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve."

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Love is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love...- CHARLES PIERRE PAGUY1 John 4:7, 8 "Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is born of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God - for God is love"

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Emotions are the lowest form of consciousness. Emotional actions are the most contracted, narrowing, dangerous form of behavior... -Timothy Leary Psalm 23:1, 2 "The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters." - 1 Peter 5:7 "Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you."

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It is not the strongest nor the most intelligent that survive but the one who is most responsive to change." -CHARLES DARWINIsaiah 57:15 "The high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, the Holy One, says this: `I live in that high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I refresh the humble and give new courage to those with repentant hearts'."

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One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning... -James Russel LowellLamentations 3:19-24 "The thought of my suffering and homelessness is

bitter beyond words. I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss. Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: the unfailing love of the Lord never ends! By His mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each day. I say to myself, `The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in Him!"

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The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook...-William James

Psalms 46:10 "Be silent, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world."

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What we love to do we find time to do... - John SpauldingProverbs 4:23 "Above

all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do."

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Parents can tell but never teach, unless they practice what they preach... - Arnold GlasowLamentations 2:19 "Rise during the night and cry out. Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him in prayer. Plead for your children..."

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I'm just out here playing golf. It's great that I made it and I'm having an awesome experience already so I'm just out here to play golf...- American Alexis Thompson, at 12yrs 4months 1 day, becoming the youngest qualifier ever to compete at the 2007 Women's US Open Golf, accompanied by her parents at Pine Needles Country Club North CarolinaProverbs13:24 "If you refuse to discipline your children, it proves you don't love them; if you love your children, you will be prompt to discipline them."

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Live well, learn plenty, laugh often, love much...- Ralph Waldo EmersonProverbs 13:9, 10 "The life of the godly is full of light and joy, but the sinner's light is snuffed out. Pride leads to arguments; those who take advice are wise."

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Notes from Spanish Jesuit Aphorist Baltazar Gracian-Ch113- "In times of prosperity prepare for adversity. It is both wiser and easier to collect winter stores in summer. In prosperity favors are cheap and friends are many. It is well therefore to save them for more unlucky days, for adversity costs dear and has no helpers. Retain a store of friends and people who are in your debt- the day may come when their price will go up. Lowly minds never have friends-in luck they will not recognize them, in misfortune they will not be recognized by them."Proverbs 13:14 "The advice of the wise is like a life giving fountain; those who accept it avoid the snares of death."

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China today Accounts for over 25% of Total Global Demand... - Paul Skinner, Chairman, Rio Tinto Mining PlcProverbs 28:2 "When there is moral rot within a

nation, its government topples easily. But with wise and knowledgeable leaders, there is stability."

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Worldwide Distrust of Bush, US Deepens, International Survey shows... PDI Sub-HeadlineJames 4:13-16 "Look here, you people who say, "today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit." How do you know what will happen tomorrow? For your life is like the morning fog- it's here a little while, then it's gone. What you ought to say is "If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that. Otherwise you will be boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil."

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The constitution was never meant to prevent people from praying; its declared purpose was to protect their freedom to pray...- Ronald Reagan1 Tim 2:1-5 "I urge, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth."

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I watched, mesmerized, as power was transferred in the United Kingdom last Wednesday as Tony Blair stepped down as Prime Minister and Gordon Brown stepped up to the Post. No pomp, no pageantry at the House of Commons whose members in their business suits put conscious effort at looking like the commoners they are supposed to be. No prepared speech, no valedictory, but a tribute in a standing ovation from his colleagues at the end of the session. That was the manner the end of an era was marked. And celebrated. It was like a delicate dance. Quite exemplary even for a nation that has brilliantly blended tradition and change. This is democratic political theater at its best... Journalist Alex MagnoColossians 1:10 "And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light."

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Gerard Chesnel, the Ambassador of France, asked what happened to the Frenchmen who were part of Magellan's crew because they were not on the list of stragglers who made it back to Spain after the disastrous battle in Mactan. He suggests that these French sailors remained in the Philippines and sired Franco-Philippine children... - Inquirer Journalist Ambeth OcampoGod has the whole world in His hands. He's got yesterday's failures, today's challenges, tomorrow's surprises, our future, our children, our circumstances, our friends, and our foes in His hands.. Within His grasp... Under His control... The wind, the rain, the tiny little baby, you, and me- all right there in the palms of His Sovereign Hands...- Charles Swindoll1 Cor 10:26 "For the earth is the

Lord's, and all it contains."

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When ridiculed, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we respond gently... -St. Paul 1 Cor.13 :12,13 "Now we see things imperfectly as in a cloudy

mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely. Three things will last forever-faith, hope, and love-and the greatest of these is love."

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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoyingtherosesbloomingoutsideourwindowstoday... -Dale

Carnegie....... Psalm92:1,2 "It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to the Most High. It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening.."

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Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it...-Henry Ward BeecherLukel:45 "Blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord."

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When one door closes another door opens; but we often look so long and regretfully upon the closed door, that we don't see the ones which open for us... -Alexander Graham BelllCorinthiansl:27-29 "God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise: and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in His presence."

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To do injustice is more disgraceful than to suffer it... -PlatoPsalml31:1 "Lord, my

heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty."

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The whole worth of a kind deed is in the love that inspires it..." The Talmud

Romans12:16 "Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate."

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An art which isn't based on feeling isn't an art at all..." - PalCezanne

Collossians4:6 "Let your speech be always with grace."

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All Noble Things Are Difficult. Thank God He does give us difficult things to do. It is alwaysnecessarytomakeaneffort tobenoble...-Oswald Chambers Matthew7:13,14 Jesus Teaches About The Way To Heaven "You can

enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to eternal life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it."

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The capacity for conquest is in man. You were created by God to have dominion as the fruitbearing powerhouse of God. Live A Bette Life...- London Pastor Ashimolowo......Galatians 5:22,23 "But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, and self conrol. There is no law against these things."

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Be thankful for what you have, you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never ever have enough...- Oprah Winfrey.......- Psalm136 "Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! His faithful love endures forever."

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Men think they are buying themselves pleasure when they are really selling themselves to it... - Benjamin FranklinProverbs2:20 "Follow the steps of good men instead, and stay on the paths of the righteous."