It is more blessed to give than to receive, but then it is also more blessed to be able to do without than to have to have.
Soren KierkegaardThe function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
Soren KierkegaardFor without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.
Soren KierkegaardWhen you say 'Yes' or promise something, you can very easily deceive yourself and others also, as if you had already done what you promised. It is easy to think that by making a promise you have at least done part of what you promised to do, as if the promise itself were something of value. Not at all! In fact, when you do not do what you promise, it is a long way back to the truth.
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