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It is better to understand a part of truth and apply it to our lives than to understand nothing at all and flounder helplessly in… — Jawaharlal Nehru
One of the commonest causes of failure in Christian life is found in the attempt to follow some good man whom we greatly admire. No… — Reuben Archer Torrey
Before one can correctly understand the work of the Holy Spirit, he must first of all know the Spirit himself. A frequent source of error… — Reuben Archer Torrey
Only within the 20th Century has biological thought been focused on ecology, or the relation of the living creature to its environment. Awareness of ecological… — Rachel Carson
Zen was an attempt to get back to the purest teachings of the Buddha -enlightenment without strings. — Frederick Lenz
Is the world ruled by strict laws or not? This question I regard as metaphysical. The laws we find are always hypotheses; which means that… — Karl Popper
It is quite clear to me that the religious paradise of youth, which [I] lost, was a first attempt to free myself from the chains… — Albert Einstein
Analogies and metaphors have often proved pivotal in expanding our thoughts both within and without science, and so one should not discourage the attempt to… — Tony Rothman
[T]he only real moral crime that one man can commit against another is the attempt to create, by his words or actions, an impression of… — Ayn Rand
Comedy is a very delicate business, especially comedies that sort of attempt to do things in an honest way and in a very naturalistic way… — Ivan Reitman
How do I define a work of art? It is not an asset in the stock-exchange sense, but a man's timid attempt to repeat the… — Oskar Kokoschka
Every attempt to reflect upon the Atonement, to study it, to embrace it, to express appreciation for it, however small or feeble it may be,… — Tad R. Callister
It is, of course, much easier to shout, abuse, and howl than to attempt to relate, to explain. — Vladimir Lenin
Shame, I do believe, is the most powerful emotion known to man; most discoveries and journeys of importance have been accomplished because of the ignominy… — Iain Pears
You must learn to define the problem before you attempt to cure it. — Carroll Smith
All violence is an attempt to replace shame with self-esteem. — James Gilligan
If you ever look sideways at another man or attempt to refuse me I shall beat you. Got it? — Margaret Way
South Africans will kick down a statue of a dead white man but wonâ€™t even attempt to slap a live one. Yet they can stone… — Robert Mugabe
In the modern Christian attempt to take a stand as Christ did, and maybe for others, win the approval of the world, the Christian will… — Criss Jami
If Christ be a fraud, he was among the most peculiar yet brilliant of frauds in saying that only he was the way, the truth,… — Criss Jami

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