The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life by its precepts.

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"Distrust naturally creates distrust, and by nothing is good will and kind conduct more speedily changed."

- John Jay

Relationships

"The establishment of civil and religious liberty was the motive which induced me to the field."

- John Jay

Motivation

"Those who own the country ought to govern it."

- John Jay

Leadership

"No power on earth has a right to take our property from us without our consent."

- John Jay

Respect

"This country and this people seem to have been made for each other."

- John Jay

Connection to Earth

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"The true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart."

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"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."

- W.T. Ellis

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"That it shall not be just a day, But last a lifetime through, The miracle of Christmastime That brings God close to you."

- Ann Schultz

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"Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth receive her King."

- Joy to the World

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"Christmas magic is silent. You don't hear it–you feel it. You know it. You believe it."

- Kevin Alan Milne

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