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• The Catholic Church has a dignity far surpassing that of every merely human society, for it was founded by Christ the Lord.… — Pope John XXIII
• I conclude that it is a fundamental mistake to think that salvation, justice, or virtue come through merely human institutions. — Jeane Kirkpatrick
• To be a leader in the Church has always required strength and faith beyond the merely human. — J. Oswald Sanders
• Those are miracles that no merely human brain can work. The artist is merely the sound conduct of a Force that dictates… — Johannes Brahms
• We seek true individuality and the true individuals. But we find them not. For lo, we mortals see what our poor eyes… — Josiah Royce
• When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it's done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human. — John Ortberg
• The more the merely human part of the poet remains a mystery, the more willing is the reverence given to his divine… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
• Thanks to being profoundly rooted in Christ, he was able to bear a burden which transcends merely human abilities. — Pope Benedict XVI
• It was like time would stop, and the dancer would sort of step through some kind of portal and he wasn't doing… — Elizabeth Gilbert
• What sparks wars? The will to power, the backbone of human nature. The threat of violence, the fear of violence, or actual… — David Mitchell
• Self-awareness is a trait that not only makes us human but also paradoxically makes us want to be more than merely human.… — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran

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