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My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish. — John James Audubon
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations… — Saint Augustine
Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the… — Saint Augustine
Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are… — Saint Augustine
Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are… — Saint Augustine
A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions. — Marcus Aurelius
India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex thing, not so much a… — Sri Aurobindo
She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he is, truths which have only… — Sri Aurobindo
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good… — Jane Austen
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. — Jane Austen
We do not look in our great cities for our best morality. — Jane Austen
Exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society. — Alfred Austin
I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation of His great magnificence and… — Teresa of Avila
Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who… — Teresa of Avila
My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he… — Teresa of Avila
Nothing can be compared to the great beauty and capabilities of a soul; however keen our intellects may be, they are as unable to comprehend… — Teresa of Avila
When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No… — Teresa of Avila
Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the… — Teresa of Avila
Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without so great a good. There… — Teresa of Avila
My great-grandfather, Sam Aykroyd, was a dentist in Kingston, Ontario, and he was also an Edwardian spiritualist researcher who was very interested in what was… — Dan Aykroyd

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