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distance "Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies." (Gore Vidal) The Churches must learn humility as well as teach it.
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self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
-- Helen Keller Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
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? In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its
duties.
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In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been
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