"Liberty is a blessing so inestimable, that, wherever there appears any probability of recovering it, a nation may willingly run many hazards, and ought not even to repine at the greatest effusion of blood or dissipation of treasure."
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"Possessions are not God's blessing and goodness, but the opportunities of service which he entrusts to us."
"The tendency is to blame boredom on the environment. "This town is really dull" or "What a boring speaker." The particular town or speaker is never dull, it is you experiencing the boredom, and you can eliminate it by doing something else with your mind or energy at that moment."
"It is a maxim of ours to work in the service of the people, with the good pleasure of the pastors, and never to act contrary to their wishes. And, at the opening and closing of each mission, we get their blessing in a spirit of dependence."
"I'm going to make my life everyday about being a blessing in people's lives. If I'm a blessing to people's lives, then there will be nothing to worry about again."
"There’s no disaster that can’t become a blessing, and no blessing that can’t become a disaster."
"The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift."
"History comes and history goes, but principles endure, and ensure future generations will defend liberty not as a gift from government but as a blessing from our Creator."
"There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now."
"The whole comes to this, that Christ, when he produces faith in us by the agency of his Spirit, at the same time ingrafts us into his body, that we may become partakers of all spiritual blessings."
"Draw nigh to God, so that you may dread the grave as little as your bed. Draw nigh to God, that you may live a happy and useful life. Drawing nigh to God is the most concentrated energy of the soul. Effective prayer is the fruit of a relationship with God, not a technique for acquiring blessings."
"Neither human wisdom nor divine inspiration can confer upon man any greater blessing than this [live a life of happiness and harmony here on earth]."
"I think imagination is one of the greatest blessings of life."
"God bless us, every one!"
"I believe that illness has led me to a life of gratitude, so I consider Lyme disease at this point in my life to be a blessing in disguise."
"May blessings be upon the head of Cadmus, the Phoenicians, or whoever it was that invented books."
"Everything they do, from smiling to crying, feels like a blessing. Being a father feels amazing. This has been the most spiritual moment in my life."
"Let us thank God for life and the blessings He's put before us. High among them are our families, our freedom, and the opportunities of a new year."
"Freedom prospers only where the blessings of God are avidly sought, and humbly accepted."
"But listen to me. For one moment quit being sad. Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you."