In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king.

Erasmus
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  1. The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

  2. Bidden or unbidden, God is present.

  3. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

  4. The desire to write grows with writing.

  5. Only a very few can be learned, but all can be Christian, all can be devout, and — I shall boldly add — all can be theologians.

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