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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Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church? – John Calvin

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Faith
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Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness. – John Calvin

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Fear
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Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ. – John Calvin

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In the clashes between ignorance and intelligence, ignorance is generally the aggressor. – Paul Harris

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Intelligence

We know that there are unaccounted-for Scud and other ballistic missiles in Iraq. And part of the problem is that, since 1998, there has been no way to even get minimal information about those programs except through intelligence means. – Condoleezza Rice

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Intelligence

There is a lot of strength and intelligence in Hollywood. – Fay Wray

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Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. – Albert Einstein

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Intelligence

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Example is leadership. – Albert Schweitzer

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