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One of the things that distinguishes man from the other animals is that he wants to know things, wants to find out…
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We want, in fact, not so much a father in heaven as a grandfather in heaven: a senile benevolence who, as they…
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Prayer in the sense of petition, asking for things, is a small part of it; confession and penitence are its threshold, adoration…
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If they embark on this course the difference between the old and the new education will be an important one. Where the…
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A man may have to die for our country: but no man must, in any exclusive sense, live for his country. He…
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The value of the Old Testament may be dependant on what seems its imperfection. It may repel one use in order that…
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How little people know who think that holiness is dull... When one meets the real thing, it's irresistible!
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He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life.
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It is a luxury to do something that serves no practical purpose: the luxury of civilization.
— M. L. Stedman
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If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover,…
— Sun Tzu
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I suppose if it has a practical purpose, I appreciate a pat on the back. I suppose it's rewarding, ultimately.
— Brendan Fraser
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If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that, for any practical purpose, it is what the people think…
— Edmund Burke
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Understanding is a lot like sex; it’s got a practical purpose, but that’s not why people do it normally.
— Frank Oppenheimer
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A mockingbird... was heard to blend the songs of 32 different kinds of birds into a 10 minute performance, a virtuoso display…
— Tom Robbins
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Scientific discovery and scientific knowledge have been achieved only by those who have gone in pursuit of it without any practical purpose…
— Max Planck
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Really, a young Atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully. Dangers lie in wait for him on every side. You must not…
— C.S. Lewis
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