The bow cannot be always bent without fear of breaking. Repose is as needful to the mind as sleep to the body. . . Rest time is not waste time. It is economy to gather fresh strength. . . . It is wisdom to take occasional furlough. In the long run, we shall do more by sometimes doing less.

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"Giving is true loving."

- Charles Spurgeon

Love

"It has been well said that our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength."

- Charles Spurgeon

Awareness

"Can any man here estimate the number of his own sins from the first transgression of his childhood until grey old age, or the present period of his life?"

- Charles Spurgeon

Awareness

"The day we find the perfect church, it becomes imperfect the moment we join it."

- Charles Spurgeon

Awareness

"If you believe in prayer at all, expect God to hear you. If you do not expect, you will not have. God will not hear you unless you believe He will hear you; but if you believe He will, He will be as good as your faith."

- Charles Spurgeon

Belief

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"There is beauty in the Beast, just as there is darkness in the most perfect human."

- Beauty and the Beast

Balance

"When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails). Take a break. You will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break."

- Catherine Pulsifer

Balance

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

- Albert Einstein

Balance

"Make your Tuesday as productive as possible, but don’t forget to enjoy the journey."

Balance

"You can’t always hold on to the things that are important. By letting them go we gain something else."

- Kunio Yaobi

Balance