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Rather Quotes by Joan D. Chittister
- It's possible to have too much in life. Too many clothes jade our appreciation of new ones; too much money can out us out of…
- We talk religion in a world that worships the bread but does not distribute it, that practices ritual rather than righteousness, that confesses but does…
- Mystery is what happens to us when we allow life to evolve rather than having to make it happen all the time. It is the…
- Real failure comes when we consider ourselves good enough at something to be able to repeat it rather than to develop it. "Success is dangerous,"…
- There is a built-in danger in old age which, if we give in to it, makes aging one of the most difficult periods of life,…
- Today we live in a world that judges its achievements by speed and busyness. Â… We are so busy making things happen that we have…
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- Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we… — Aristotle
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because… — Aristotle
- Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals,… — Aristotle
- Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the… — Mahmoud Abbas
- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their… — Karen Armstrong
- We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus;… — Karen Armstrong
- Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and it the… — Karen Armstrong
- The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further… — Neil Armstrong
- The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing. — Isaac Asimov