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I dedicate the merit of the occasion to all beings. This gesture of universal friendship has been likened to a drop of… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
There can be no doubt that smoking nowadays is largely a miserable automatic business. People use tobacco without ever taking an intelligent… — J. B. Priestley Copy Share Image
Pritkin gave me a little shake and I eyed him without favor. The only other occasions when I had been dragged back… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
The Church was founded upon Peter: although elsewhere the same is attributed to all the Apostles, and they all receive the keys… — St. Jerome Copy Share Image
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Most recently, the President's reluctance to offend Senator Rick Santorum -- a Catholic theocrat who believes that states should have the power… — Bill Keller Copy Share Image
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many of the guests will eventually leave the table to watch football on television, which would be a rudeness at any other… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
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