A.J. Cronin Quotes

#1. Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build their philosophy of life.

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#2. We cannot measure Divine Providence by the yardstick of human mentality.

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#3. Even if my country remains in war with yours ... remember ... i am not your enemy.

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#4. That is life ... to begin again when everything is lost!

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#5. Religions are many, reason is one, we are all brothers.

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#6. Every time I pass him he gives me the excommunication stare.

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#7. [Once plans for each eventuality are resolved, further] Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength.

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#8. Nothing is more limiting than a closed circle of acquaintanceship where every avenue of conversation has been explored and social exchanges are fixed in a known routine.

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#9. Hell is the place where one has ceased to hope.

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#10. Above all am I convinced of the need, irrevocable and inescapable, of every human heart, for God. No matter how we try to escape, to lose ourselves in restless seeking, we cannot separate ourselves from our divine source. There is no substitute for God.

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#11. Funny ... I still can't believe in God." "Does that matter now?" ... "He believes in you.

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#12. Hell is that state where one has ceased to hope.

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#13. ...happiness (is) an inner state, wholly spiritual, independent... of worldly possession.

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#14. The virtue of achievement is victory over oneself. Those who know this can never know defeat.

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#15. You are very attractive. And your greatest charm is that you do not realise it!

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#16. Some temptations cannot be fought. One must close one's mind and fly from them

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