The bread of bitterness is the food on which men grow to their fullest stature; the waters of bitterness are the debatable ford through which they reach the shores of wisdom; the ashes boldly grasped and eaten without faltering are the price that must be paid for the golden fruit of knowledge.
OuidaFame has only the span of the day, they say. But to live in the hearts of people-that is worth something.
OuidaThe radical defect in Christianity is that it tried to win the world by a bribe, and it has become a nullity.
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