When a sunbeam falls on a transparent substance, the substance itself becomes brilliant, and radiates light from itself. So too Spirit bearing… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
Civilization is social order promoting cultural creation. Four elements constitute it: economic provision, political organization, moral tradition, and the pursuit of knowledge… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
My mother took too much, a great deal too much, care of me; she over-educated, over-instructed, over-dosed me with premature lessons of… — Maria Edgeworth Copy Share Image
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Any classification according to a singular identity polarizes people in a particular way, but if we take note of the fact that… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
If you say that you reject violence when it exceeds the limits imposed by the needs of defense, they accuse you of… — Errico Malatesta Copy Share Image
The word "necessary" is miserably applied. It disordereth families, and overturneth government, by being so abused. Remember that children and fools want… — Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax Copy Share Image
We need to promote greater tolerance and understanding among the peoples of the world. Nothing can be more dangerous to our efforts… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
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You know, this dialogue is only helpful when we come, both of us, to a point where we realize that no dialogue… — U.G. Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
If you can tune into an emotion or experience that is universal, and draw it, sing it or write it so that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My friendships and relationships in the conservative world are not predicated on political correctness and enforced conformity of thought. They are based,… — Tammy Bruce Copy Share Image
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Words of divine consciousness: moral exaltation; lasting feelings of elevation, elation, joy; a quickening of the moral sense, which strikes one as… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
We should not underestimate that: the Chinese people's ignorance. Thousands of years of despotism had been such a poison that their understanding… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
There are photons that have been traveling for 30,000 years, and I'm... snatching them from this journey and planting them into my… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
This is the key to understanding the virgin birth. God's Word is full of faith and spirit power. God spoke it. God… — Charles Capps Copy Share Image
Marriage is a framework to preserve friendship. It is valuable because it gives much more room to develop than just living together.… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
Traditional solutions as they stand are designed to aid the centralized party. That's how it always has been. It will continue to… — Spencer Dinwiddie Copy Share Image
You see, it's really quite simple. A simile is just a mode of comparison employing 'as' and 'like' to reveal the hidden… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
...Blessed be the heart who finds its way to the eternal summer. - where grateful happiness is found through understanding that whatever… — Frithjof Schuon Copy Share Image
Begin your bodybuilding lifestyle with an open mind, an open heart, a lot of patience and understanding. With the right discipline and… — Robert Cheeke Copy Share Image
Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The National Rifle Association is always arguing that the Second Amendment determines the right to bear arms. But I think it really… — Robert Bork Copy Share Image
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I do believe that we all are, fundamentally, divided creatures. Emotions split from intellect, spirit from flesh and far too often sexuality… — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
I know it. I know I shall make beastly mistakes, Father-" "The world does not forgive mistakes so quickly, my girl." He… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
I love people. I love understanding people, why they do the things they do, and why they make the decisions they make.… — Charlie Barnett Copy Share Image
What I desire of a poem is a clear understanding of motive, and a just evaluation of feeling A poem in the… — Yvor Winters Copy Share Image
Eventually, understanding the motivations of the terrorists and dealing with the injustices that pervade our society, and repairing the institutions of justice,… — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
My upbringing was faith-based, but we believed you should love all others as you want to be loved, because everyone should be… — Nick Jonas Copy Share Image
You build the bonds through the community and police force, build bonds of understanding, and then when people feel comfortable in their… — Tim Kaine Copy Share Image
Quantum physics is the physics of possibilities. And not just material possibilities, but also possibilities of meaning, of feeling, and of intuiting.… — Amit Goswami Copy Share Image
The first condition of success for the League of Nations is, therefore, a firm understanding between the British Empire and the United… — Arthur Henderson Copy Share Image
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If a culture treats a particular illness with compassion and enlightened understanding, then sickness can be seen as a challenge, as a… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
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I have a son and a wife, and I really enjoy my family life as much as I enjoy my career, but… — Wiz Khalifa Copy Share Image
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