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The Christian doctrine of suffering explains, I believe, a very curious fact about the world we live in. The settled happiness and security which we a...more

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Never forget that when we are dealing with any pleasure in its healthy and normal and satisfying form, we are, in a sense, on [our Heavenly Father's] ...more

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You are speaking...as if the pleasure were one thing and the memory another. It is all one thing... what you call remembering is the last part of the ...more

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A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered.

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Walking and talking are two very great pleasures, but it is a mistake to combine them. Our own noise blots out the sounds and silences of the outdoor ...more

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I was still young and the whole world of beauty was opening before me, my own officious obstructions were often swept aside and, startled into self-fo...more