An encouraged person will eventually get his drive from encouragement; he becomes more dependent. A person that never really receives encouragement learns to move out of spite; he becomes more independent.

Criss Jami

Tags: independence encouragement drive spite dependence discouragement



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Man was designed in a way in which he must eat in order to give him a solid reason to go to work everyday. This helps to keep him out of trouble. God is wise.

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Tags: wisdom food god work pleasure mankind creation survival eating design hard-work discipline trouble intelligent-design routine



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A lack of common sense usually ends in some heroic feat, much like the soldier who dives onto the grenade so that others may live.

Criss Jami

Tags: self-sacrifice courage common-sense hero soldier metaphorically-speaking grenade lack-of-common-sense



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An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate.

Criss Jami

Tags: water health addiction drinking alcohol indulgence over-indulgence obsession alcoholic substance-abuse habits abuse intoxicate aqua aquaholic



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Creative people are often found either disagreeable or intimidating by mediocrities.

Criss Jami

Tags: originality strange creativity disagreeable unusual misunderstood envy mediocrity intimidation creative odd original awkward outcast mediocre peculiar intimidating



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Absurdity is the ecstasy of intellectualism.

Criss Jami

Tags: intelligence art thinking insanity philosophy madness mind absurd thought theory artist absurdity experimentation intellectual ecstasy insane intellectualism experiment too-much outrageous out-of-my-mind



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Time and time again does the pride of man influence his very own fall. While denying it, one gradually starts to believe that he is the authority, or that he possesses great moral dominion over others, yet it is spiritually unwarranted. By that point he loses steam; in result, he falsely begins trying to prove that unwarranted dominion by seizing the role of a condemner.

Criss Jami

Tags: morality spiritual dictatorship conceit force pride authority ego false condemnation leaders false-belief dictator dominion false-prophet false-teacher



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It always seems as though the definition of love will remain debatable by an opinionated world.

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Tags: truth love world opinions ideas uncertainty conflict definition abstraction confusion disagreement obscurity debate fortunate unfortunate fortunately unfortunately



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Christ delves far beyond the means of superficiality, not simply because of his immaculate love, but also because he considers the distinct cases of each individual rather than withholding a broadened perception by use of stereotypes.

Criss Jami

Tags: individuality perception love compassion god stereotypes individual christ discernment consideration superficiality distinction broad



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Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external.

Criss Jami

Tags: peace adversity perseverance hardship visible internal visibility settlement centered external staying-centered



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