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It is impossible to approve in Catholic publications of a style inspired by unsound novelty which seems to deride the piety of the faithful and… — Pope Pius X
There is a common belief that under modern conditions peace cannot be assured except on the basis of an equal balance of armaments...[but] true and… — Pope John XXIII
Christianity even when watered down is hot enough to boil all modern society to rags. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
This law of monogamy, or the monogamic system, laid the foundation for prostitution and the evils and diseases of the most revolting nature and character… — Orson Pratt
The best of modern therapy is much like a process of shared meditation, where therapist and client sit together, learning to pay close attention to… — Jack Kornfield
The more administrative machinery we construct, be it the most modern, the less place there is for the Spirit, the less place there is for… — Pope Benedict XVI
The world calls for and expects from us simplicity of life, the spirit of prayer, charity towards all, especially towards the lowly and the poor,… — Pope Paul VI
The frenetic pace of modern life can lead to an obscuring or even a loss of what is truly human... Perhaps more than in other… — Pope John Paul II
If I were a physician, and if I were allowed to prescribe just one remedy for all the ills of the modern world, I would… — Soren Kierkegaard
The modern world, a world which has experienced marvelous achievements but which seems to have lost its sense of ultimate realities and of existence itself. — Pope John Paul II
New Zealand are the best team in the world - the execution and accuracy of their skills were a lesson in modern rugby. — Josh Lewsey
Modern man talks of a battle with nature, forgetting that, if he won the battle, he would find himself on the losing side — E F Schumacher
I am still looking for the modern equivalent of those Quakers who ran successful businesses and made money because they offered honest products and treated… — Anita Roddick
I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon… — Hamlin Garland
There have been two lines of progress in this world-political and religious. In the former the Greeks are everything, the modern political institutions being only… — Swami Vivekananda
Modern Hinduism, modern Jainism, and Buddhism branched off at the same time. For some period, each seemed to have wanted to outdo the others in… — Swami Vivekananda
Many organic practices simply make sense, regardless of what overall agricultural system is used. Far from being a quaint throwback to an earlier time, organic… — David Suzuki
But for the Jews this moral-spiritual issue raises the same societal problem it does for the Greeks: how can a man have the "right" to… — Kenny Smith
I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals, or would directly sit in judgment on creatures of his… — Albert Einstein
Modern science is fast-moving, and no laboratory can exist for long with a program based on old facilities. Innovation and renewal are required to keep… — Burton Richter
Modern Man is the victim of the very instruments he values most. Every gain in power, every mastery of natural forces, every scientific addition to… — Lewis Mumford
The history of ancient and modern republics had taught them that many of the evils which those republics suffered arose from the want of a… — Alexander Hamilton
From the dim morning hours of history when the father was king and priest down to this modern time of history's high noon when nations… — Woodrow Wilson
With the indiscriminate nature of modern military technology (no such thing as a "smart bomb," it turns out) all wars are wars against civilians, and… — Howard Zinn
As far as modern writing is concerned, it is rarely rewarding to translate it, although it might be easy. Translation is very much like copying… — Boris Pasternak

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