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The Keys of the Kingdom
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"The Keys of the Kingdom" Quotes

A humble priest navigates the challenges and triumphs of spreading his faith in China.

Quotes

Faith is the great motive power, and no man realizes his full possibilities unless he has the deep conviction that life is eternally important.

A.J. Cronin

faithmotivation

A man's life is what his thoughts make of it.

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lifethoughts

Hope is the great inspiration of life.

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hopeinspiration

A great love is a lot like a good memory. When it's there, and you know it's there, but it's just out of your reach, it can be all that you think about.

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lovememories

The world is full of people who have stopped listening to themselves or have listened only to their neighbors to learn what they ought to do, how they ought to behave, and what the values are they should be living for.

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individualityself-discovery

It is not what we do that matters. It is what we are.

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identityactions

To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is to be sentimental rather than loving.

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compassionsociety

No man can walk so long in the shadows that he cannot come again to the light.

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perseverancehope

A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams.

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agingregretdreams

The only hope of a soldier who is losing a battle is to keep on fighting.

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hopeperseverance