Affliction has a sting, out withal a wing: sorrow shall fly away. - Thomas Watson - Quotesmemo.com

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Thomas Watson

Affliction has a sting, out withal a wing: sorrow shall fly away.

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Are there not millions of us who would rather go sleeping to hell; than sweating to heaven?

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If joining IBM was commitment, not employment, and the company engaged in something more than business, it had a right to demand of its men unconditional loyalty, Watson believed.

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The right manner of growth is to grow less in one's own eyes.

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To know that nothing hurts the godly, is a matter of comfort; but to be assured that all things which fall out shall co-operate for their good, that their crosses shall be turned into blessings, that showers of affliction water the withering root of their grace and make it flourish more; this may fill their hearts with joy till they run over.

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He may look on death with joy, who can look on forgiveness with faith.

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