A friend is a possession we earn, not a gift.....The Lord has declared that those who serve him and keep his commandments are called his servants. After they have been tested and tried and are found faithful and true in all things, they are called no longer servants, but friends. His friends are the ones he will take into his kingdom and with whom he will associate in an eternal inheritance. Marvin J. Ashton
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  1. My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right. - Abraham Lincoln

  2. And out of that hopeless attempt has come nearly all that we call human history–money, poverty, ambition, war, prostitution, classes, empires, slavery–the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy. - C.s. Lewis

  3. I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it. - Mae West

  4. People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book. - Malcolm X

  5. The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful. - Swami Vivekananda

More Quotes By Marvin J. Ashton
  1. Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.

  2. One who practices pure religion soon discovers it is more rewarding to lift a man up than to hold him down.

  3. All of us need to be constantly reminded it takes a heap of living and loving to make a house a home.

  4. A friend is a possession we earn, not a gift.....The Lord has declared that those who serve him and keep his commandments are called his servants. After they have been tested and tried and are found faithful and true in all things, they are called...

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