Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Quote - It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can

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It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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