We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
SCARABAEUS, n. The sacred beetle of the ancient Egyptians, allied to our familiar "tumble-bug." It was supposed to symbolize immortality, the fact… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“What we see in these passages is God meeting people, tribes, and cultures right where they are and drawing and inviting and… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
So I went to New York City to be born again. It was and remains easy for most Americans to go somewhere… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
The word sacred comes from sacrifice, to cut up. That means that in order to have a sacred journey, you have to… — Anthony Lawlor Copy Share Image
“And becoming aware of one's true inner nature, instinctive gut feelings, is not generally thought by those who experience it to be… — Martha Char Love Copy Share Image
The old people came literally to love the soil and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
This is Democratic bedrock: we don't let people lie in the ditch and drive past and pretend not to see them dying.… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
“Seeing the God statement Suppose the statement Blessed Are the pure in heart, for they shall see God were placed like a… — Pattiann Rogers Copy Share Image
I have a very simple philosophy of life: Kindness. Ferocious, unrelenting, ruthless, committed, passionate, kindness. Life is sacred everywhere. We all have… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
There's no reason to keep a piece of furniture in your house that is so sacred and rare that you can't put… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
As for us, we were never concerned with the Kantian-priestly and vegetarian-Quaker prattle about the "sacredness of human life." We were revolutionaries… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
No more fatuous chimera has ever infested the brain than that you can control opinions by law or direct belief by statute,… — William Borah Copy Share Image
This is what is meant by "sacrifice", literally, the "making sacred" of an animal consumed for dinner. Yet sacrfice, because it dwells… — Margaret Visser Copy Share Image
The business aspects of the Fourth of July is not perfect as it stands. See what it costs us every year with… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The Spanish voyager, as his caravel ploughed the adjacent seas, might give full scope to his imagination, and dream that beyond the… — Francis Parkman Copy Share Image
Smuggle out the truth, pass it through all the obstacles that its enemies fabricate; multiply, spread by all means possible her message… — Maximilien Robespierre Copy Share Image
You will have significant experiences. I hope that you will write them down and keep record of them, that you will read… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
One thing we've learned this summer is that a house is not an end in itself, any more than "home" is just… — Katrina Kenison Copy Share Image
Amory Lovins says the primary design criteria he uses is the question How do we love all the children? Not just our… — Starhawk Copy Share Image
But if you've really learned how to think, how to pay attention, then you will know you have other options. It will… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
Notwithstanding the trouble, notwithstanding the argument, notwithstanding the increasingly heavy hand of government, notwithstanding the spirit of arrogance we so often display,… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Banks and churches and courtrooms all depend on the appurtenances of theatre. On illusion. Banks, the illusion of stability and honourable dealings… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Catholic Church holds that it is not admissible to ordain women to the priesthood, for very fundamental reasons. These reasons include:… — Pope Paul VI Copy Share Image
“Directly overhead the Milky Way was as distinct as a highway across the sky. The constellations shown brilliantly, except the north, where… — Philip Caputo Copy Share Image
You will find a spring by the dwelling of the dead, to the left. Next to it stands a white cypress. Do… — Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski Copy Share Image
Sometimes all we need is only listening to an inner voice and remaining human in a very personal way. But even if… — Laszlo Nemes Copy Share Image
In the end I created a career of my own, concentrating on my writing and lecturing, reaching larger audiences than I would… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
Sacred space and sacred time and something joyous to do is all we need. Almost anything then becomes a continuous and increasing… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
How do we allow God into our minds, bodies, relationships, and life? We stop squeezing the divine out through our preconceived notions… — David Simon Copy Share Image
At the Egyptian city of Naucratis there was a famous old god whose name was Theuth; the bird which is called the… — Plato Copy Share Image
I hope our granddaughters and grandsons grow up knowing that they are not and have never been third-party observers of the priesthood.… — Julie B. Beck Copy Share Image
In the hours of distress and misery, the eyes of every mortal turn to friendship; in the hours of gladness and conviviality,… — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
“Understanding the shadow masculine or shadow feminine in oneself is crucial not only for enhancing one ’s own wholeness but for championing… — Carolyn Baker Copy Share Image
Whenever we show others the goodness of God, whenever we follow our Teacher by imitating His posture of humble and ready service,… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
There is a theology to gardening that few of us consider, but to understand this theology means relinquishing much control - our… — Christopher McDowell Copy Share Image
We are beloved spirit sons and daughters of heavenly parents, with a divine nature and destiny. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, loved us… — Carole M. Stephens Copy Share Image
I think I have fairly heard and fairly weighed the evidence on both sides, and I remain an utter disbeliever in almost… — Alfred Russel Wallace Copy Share Image
Sacred scripture wishes simply to declare that the world was created by God, and in order to teach this truth it expressed… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
In early historical civilization, lunar symbols wove together three major metaphorical concepts. The first is the idea of fertility. The moon controls… — Layne Redmond Copy Share Image
