Quote by John Calvin
There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence i

There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence. – John Calvin

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Yet consider now, whether women are not quite past sense and reason, when they want to rule over men. – John Calvin

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No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief. – John Calvin

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However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts. – John Calvin

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The intelligence of the lower forms of animal life, like a great deal of human intelligence, does not involve a self. – George H. Mead

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To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization. – Arnold J. Toynbee

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I believe that reforming our intelligence community is one of the most important things that we can do in order to ensure that our country is in fact safer, stronger and wiser. – Richard Shelby

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Despite our very recent appearance on the planet, humanity combines arrogance with increasing material demands, even as we become more numerous. Our toughness is a delusion. Have we the intelligence and discipline to vigilantly guard against our tendency to grow without limit? – Lynn Margulis

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The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something. – Muhammad Iqbal

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