Death and Famine and War and Pollution continued biking towards Tadfield. And Grievous Bodily Harm, Cruelty To Animals, Things Not Working Properly Even After You've Given Them A Good Thumping but secretly No Alcohol Lager, and Really Cool People travelled with them.
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Men expect that religion should cost them no pains, that happiness should drop into their laps without any design and endeavor on their part, and that, after they have done what they please while they live, God should snatch them up to heaven when they die. But though the commandments of God be not grievous, yet it is fit to let men know that they are not thus easy.
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Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.
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The best thing about the world is that it has a mysterious structure and the worst thing is that it has a grievous structure.
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Roosevelt could always keep ahead with his work, but I cannot do it, and I know it is a grievous fault, but it is too late to remedy it. The c...
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Friends and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing abatement.
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Proverbs 15:1:
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
(NIV)
A SOFT answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger. [Prov. 25:15.](AMP)
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
(KJV)
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A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
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1 John 5:3:
In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome
(NIV)
For the [true] love of God is this: that we do His commands [keep His ordinances and are mindful of His precepts and teaching]. And these orders of His are not irksome (burdensome, oppressive, or grievous).
(AMP)
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
(KJV)
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I do the wrong, and first begin to brawl. The secret mischiefs that I set abroach I lay unto the grievous charge of others.
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Of no mortal say, 'That man is happy,' till vexed by no grievous ill he pass Life's goal.
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A prosperous fool is a grievous burden.
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Acts 20:29:
I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
(NIV)
I know that after I am gone, ferocious wolves will get in among you, not sparing the flock
(AMP)
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
(KJV)
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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
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A soft answer truth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger. Proverbs 15:1
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Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation.
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There is no sorrow more grievous than the death of one's spirit.
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