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I thought that continence was a matter of our own strength, and I knew that I had not the strength: for in my utter foolishness I did not know the word of Your Scripture that none can be continent unless You give it.

It is a curious fact that personal possessions take on fictitious values and exceptional charms when the owner, no matter how generous, is faced with giving them away or even selling them (which usually amounts to the same thing).

It is accepted as an axiom by all Americans that the civil power ought to be not only neutral and impartial as between different forms of faith, but ought to leave these matters entirely on one side, regarding them no more than it regards the artistic or literary pursuits of the citizens.

It is a giggle full of high spirits and merry mischief, proof that we never lose our girlish selves, no matter what sort of women we become.

It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.

It is a glorious thing to know that your Father God makes no mistakes in directing or permitting that which crosses the path of your life. It is the glory of God to conceal a matter. It is our glory to trust Him, no matter what.

It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.

It is a given that we will all make some mistakes in life. It is a given that you will make inappropriate choices for inappropriate reasons. They will in no way affect your worth. No matter what you say or what you do, nothing can minimize the worth of your being. Your worth is a gift from God.

It is always easy to question the judgement of others in matters of which we may be imperfectly informed.

It is a matter mostly of having the time to spare from my finished paintings to put in on travelling and sketching out of doors.

It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring of cunning, conniving men.

It is all a matter of time scale. An event that would be unthinkable in a hundred years may be inevitable in a hundred million.

... it is a matter of civilizing everyone or not being civilized at all: the decay has always come from a partial civilization.

It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you.

It is a matter of the simplest demonstration, that no man can be really appreciated but by his equal or superior.

It is a matter of fact; I approached without a preconceived idea, too ready to declare, if the experiment had imposed upon me the confession, that there was a spontaneous generation, of which I am convinced today that those who assure it are blindfolded.

It is an embarrassment that the dominant forms of matter in the universe remain hypothetical.

It is a matter of perspective, the difference between opponent and partner," Tsukiko says. "You step to the side and the same person can be either or both or something else entirely. It is difficult to know which face is true.

It is a matter of spirit, not strength. It is a matter of doing your best each little moment. There's never a break. You must have desire, a very intense desire to keep going.

It is a matter of course and of absolute necessity to the conduct of business, that any discretionary businessman must be free to deal or not to deal in any given case; to limit or withhold the equipment under his control, without reservation. Business discretion and business strategy, in fact, has no other means by to work out its aims. So that, in effect, all business sagacity reduces itself in the last analysis to judicious use of sabotage.

It is a matter of perfect indifference where a thing originated; the only question is: Is it true in and for itself?

It is a mistake to look at someone who is self assertive and say, "It's easy for her, she has good self-esteem." One of the ways you build self-esteem is by being self-assertive when it is not easy to do so. There are always times when self-assertiven ess requires courage, no matter how high your self-esteem.

It is an amazing fact of human nature that one year we can be chopping each other up and the next year we can be sharing a pint. We seem to often devolve into conflict no matter how much we evolve...

It is an illusion to think that the matter can be resolved through words.

It is as easy to create a castle as a button. It's just a matter of whether you're focused on a castle or a button.

It is a pretty trick of authors to make nature ever in sympathy with man, but as a matter of fact she seldom is.

It is, as Mr. Rokesmith says, a matter of feeling, but Lor how many matters ARE matters of feeling!

It is a terrible thought, to contemplate that an immense number of mediocre thinkers are occupied with really influential matters.

It is a terribly easy matter to be a minister of the gospel and a vile hypocrite at the same time.

It is a very important matter, as a woman, to juggle everything... Your professional life, family, children etc.

It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.

It is better not to make merit a matter of reward Lest people conspire and contend.

It is certainly not a matter of indifference whether I learn something without effort or finally arrive at it myself through my system of thought. In the latter case everything has roots, in the former it is merely superficial.

It is credit that matters, not money (in other words, monetarism is a false ideology).

It is disgraceful to live as a stranger in one's country, and be an alien in any matter that affects our welfare.

It is easier to seize wealth than to produce it, and as long as the State makes the seizure of wealth a matter of legalized privilege, so long will the squabble for that privilege go on.

It is easy to infuse a most fervent devotion into others, even in a short time; but the great matter is - to persevere.

It is He who manifests as both matter and consciousness. There is no place where God is not. In every atom, in every living being He alone is present.

It is mostly a matter of wills. Whose will is going to break first? Ours or the enemy's?

It is hard to laugh at the need for beauty and romance, no matter how tasteless, even horrible, the results of that need are. But it is easy to sigh. Few things are sadder than the truly monstrous.

It is impossible for someone to dispel his fears about the most important matters if he doesn't know the nature of the universe but still gives some credence to myths. So without the study of nature there is no enjoyment of pure pleasure.

It is inappropriate to discuss matters of business, pleasure or current events in the temple.

It is nasty. You can think that you know someone in this business and you really don't. You can be stabbed in the back very easily. You can be praised very easily. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do.

It is necessary for a Senator to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitution; and this is a knowledge of the most extensive nature; a matter of science, of diligence, of reflection, without which no Senator can possibly be fit for his office.

It is necessary to do a very thorough examination of your life and to discover whether the people in your life, no matter how much you love them, are using you or abusing you.

It is not a matter of desire, but of coercion and duty.

It is not a matter of time so much as a matter of heart; if you have the heart to pray, you will find the time.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original way.

It is not a matter of indifference whether we like oysters or clams, snails or shrimp, if only we know how to unravel the existential significance of these foods.

It is not a matter of wishing success to the victim of aggression, but of sharing his fate; one must accompany him to his death or to victory