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In your action, you lose sight of the vision, you lose sight of your trust in the process, and you just bang… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
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In the name of economy a thousand wasteful devices would be invented; and in the name of efficiency new forms of mechanical… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
“Without an ultimate authority for truth, all human striving has no ultimate value, and life itself becomes futile. Modern trends in preaching… — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
![“[…] as if the next thing must quickly come along to occupy her, or the abyss might open. What abyss? The abyss that waits for all of us, when all our actions seem futile, when the ability to fill the day seems stalled, and the waiting takes on an edge of dread.” quote by Anita Brookner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/anita-brookner-8550_abyss_as-if-the-next-thing-must-quickly-come-a_1406408.jpg)
