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Book: A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life Author: William Law (1686-1761) Year published: 1728 People influenced by the book: John Wesley, Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, Henry Venn, Samuel Johnson, William Wilberforce, C.S. Lewis, John Piper "He . . . is the devout man, who lives no longer to his own will, or the way and spirit of the world, but to the sole will of God, who considers God in everything, who serves God in everything, who makes all the parts of the common life parts of piety, by doing everything in the Name of God, and under such rules as are conformable to His glory." "if you will here stop, and ask yourselves, why you are not as pious as the primitive Christians were, your own heart will tell you, that it is neither through ignorance nor inability, but purely because you never thoroughly intended it." "As there is but one God and Father of us all, whose glory gives light and life to everything that lives, whose presence fi...

Galadriel: "Mithrandir, why the halfling?" Gandalf: "I don’t know. Saruman believes that it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I’ve found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay—simple acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps it is because I’m afraid, and he gives me courage."

Book: Pride and Prejudice Author: Jane Austen (1775-1817) Date: January 28, 1813 It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. "I am sick of Mr. Bingley," cried his wife. "I am sorry to hear that; but why did not you tell me that before? If I had known as much this morning I certainly would not have called on him. It is very unlucky; but as I have actually paid the visit, we cannot escape the acquaintance now." Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us. A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment. The distance is nothing when one has a motive "Nothing is more deceitful," said Darcy, "than the appearance of humility....