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Edwin Louis Cole, an American author and speaker, dedicated much of his life to mentoring men and empowering them through his writings and seminars. His book Maximized Manhood became a touchstone for many men looking for direction and purpose. Cole's approach to life and leadership emphasized self-discipline, integrity, and service to others. His influence continues to inspire men to reach their full potential and lead lives of purpose, strength, and honor. Cole's legacy reminds us that a life dedicated to helping others grow is a life well-lived.
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"Reasonable men adapt to the world around them; unreasonable men make the world adapt to them. The world is changed by unreasonable men."

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"Good is often the enemy of best."

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"Trust funds can never be a substitute for a fund of trust."

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"The Ten Commandments have never been replaced as the moral basis upon which society rests."

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"God is the Creator; Satan is the counterfeiter."

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"Illusions of grandeur are not the same as visions of greatness."

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"You don't reward reaction; you reward results."

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"The yoke you wear determines the burden you bear."

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"Conscience allows us to do two things: Pass judgment on ourselves; approve or condemn our own conduct."

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"Prayer in private results in boldness in public."

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"To him who knows to prosper and does it not, to him it is sin."

Sin,
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"Successful people recognize crisis as a time for change - from lesser to greater, smaller to bigger."

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"God will lead you into a deliverance where the means that delivers you will be those who would destroy you."

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"Peace is the umpire for doing the will of God."

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"Your faithfulness makes you trustworthy to God."

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"A fast is not a hunger strike. Fasting submits to God's commands. A hunger strike makes God submit to our demands."

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"You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there."

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"The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration."

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"Attitude determines the altitude of life."

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"Faith is the ticket to the feast, not the feast."

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"Sin is basically a denial of God's right of possession."

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"The discipline of daily devotion to God undergirds decisions."

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"It is not enough to be delivered from sin; it is enough to be delivered to righteousness."

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"The man who seeks to please God is the man who people are pleased with. The man who seeks to please others won't satisfy anyone."

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"God never ends anything on a negative; God always ends on a positive."

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"Life is lived on levels and arrived at in stages."

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"God will finish what He authors, but He is not obligated to finish what He has not authored."

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"Men are limited by the knowledge of their minds, the worth of their characters and the principles upon which they are building their lives."

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"God authors desires in your heart, then fulfills His Will by enabling you to realize those desires."

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"Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles."

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"There is a price to pay for accomplishment."

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"A dream doesn't become a goal until it is written."

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"Boundaries are to protect life, not to limit pleasures."

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"Reading is an art form, and every man can be an artist."

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"Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution."

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"Truth cannot be defeated."

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"You seek the heights of manhood when you seek the depths of God."

God,
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"What you believe about God has the greatest potential for good or harm in your life."

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"There is a high cost for low living."

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"You cannot be responsible for salvation until first you've been responsible for sin."

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"Your best friend and worst enemy are both in this room right now. It's not your neighbor right or left - and it's not God or the devil - it's you."

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"Believing in evolution is believing in the unproved, while believing in Christ is believing in the proven."

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"You can tell the nature of the man by the words he chooses."

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"When the pressure comes, preferences give way while convictions hold firm."

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"Men cannot make Scripture conform to their lifestyle; they must make their lifestyle conform to Scripture."

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"Marriage may be the closest thing to Heaven or Hell any of us will know on this earth."

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"Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better."

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"The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving."

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"Being faithful in that which is another man's qualifies us to receive our own."

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"Men and women have strengths that complement each other."

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