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"He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure."
"But I must submit all my Hopes and Fears, to an overruling Providence, in which, unfashionable as the Faith may be, I firmly believe."
"Dumpers may not always be the heartbreakers, and the Dumpees may not always be the heartbroken. But everyone has a tendency."
"However unwillingly a person who has a strong opinion may admit the possibility that his opinion may be false, he ought to be moved by the consideration that, however true it may be, if it is not fully, frequently, and fearlessly discussed, it will be held as a dead dogma, not a living truth."
"If space is infinite, we may be at any point in space. If time is infinite, we may be at any point in time."
"The emotions may be endless. The more we express them, the more we may have to express."
"Please,' she said, 'You're so beautiful. You may eat me if you like. I'd rather be eaten by you than fed by anyone else."
"It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you."
"Everything that deceives may be said to enchant."
"Opportunity may only come once in a lifetime."
"Anyone can be a fisherman in May."
"ANYONE may become a revealer of Truth who lives in close contact with the indwelling God."
"Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool"
"Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one's nature"
"Don't neglect the future in times of plenty, for tomorrow you may need what you wasted today."
"God's road for us may not be one that appears successful from our human vantage point, yet serves as part of his divine plan to fulfill his purposes in our lives."
"I'll just let time happen. I don't have to articulate what may be or what may not be. I don't even do that to myself."
"Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen."
"The harder you work, the more confidence you get. But you may be working hard on something that is false."
"If everything has a cause, then God must have a cause. If there can be anything without a cause, it may just be the world as God."
