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Speaking the words he had been taught, directing them no longer upward but to the earth on which he knelt, he prayed: 'For what we…
— J M Coetzee
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Anguish of mind has driven thousands to suicide; anguish of body, none. This proves that the health of the mind is of far more consequence…
— Charles Caleb Colton
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God does not give heed to the ambitiousness of our prayers, because he is always ready to give to us his light, not a visible…
— Saint Augustine
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The most ridiculous concept ever perpetrated by Homo Sapiens is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of the Universes, wants the saccharine…
— Robert A. Heinlein
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Traveling is like gambling: it is always connected with winning and losing and generally where it is least expected we receive, more or less than…
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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News reports can overwhelm us. We can be appalled, we can sympathise. But what is hard to grasp is the sense that, at this moment,…
— Ralph Fiennes
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We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so…
— Max De Pree
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Whatever you are waiting for-peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of Simple Abundance-it will surely come, but only when you are ready to…
— Sarah Ban Breathnach
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If you practice an excellent virtue without perceiving the taste of its aid, do not marvel; for until a man becomes humble, he will not…
— Isaac of Nineveh
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If beings knew, as I know, the results of sharing gifts, they would not enjoy their gifts without sharing them with others, nor would the…
— Gautama Buddha
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The more grateful we feel, the more things we receive to feel grateful for. The more loved we feel, the more love we receive. The…
— Unknown Author
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... Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will for seven days appear to you in their benign and peaceful aspect. Their light will shine upon you, ... Wonderful…
— Gautama Buddha
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And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on…
— Luke the Evangelist
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Always try to grow in your garden some plant or plants out of the ordinary, something your neighbors never attempted. For you can receive no…
— Richardson Wright
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When you are in a state of nonacceptance, it's difficult to learn. A clenched fist cannot receive a gift, and a clenched psyche grasped tightly…
— Roger Delano Hinkins
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It is impossible for a man to be freed from the habit of sin before he hates it, just as it is impossible to receive…
— Ignatius of Antioch
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God shows his contempt for wealth by the kind of person he selects to receive it.
— Austin O'Malley
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It is better to receive than to do injury.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Many receive advice, few profit by it.
— Publilius Syrus
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world's first overcommunicated society. Each year we send more and receive less.
— Al Ries
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If, in the case of the worst sinners and those who formerly sinned much against God, when afterwards they believe, the remission of their sins…
— Cyprian
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Communication can't always follow the top-down model. With the fluidity of information in business today, leaders need to be masterful listeners; they need to be…
— Joseph Badaracco
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Gratitude makes us feel bursting with delight, just to remember the gifts we have received. Thus we are doubly blessed when we receive something: for…
— M. J. Ryan
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And according as we say, "Our Father," because He is The Father of those who understand and believe; so also we call it "our Bread,"…
— Cyprian
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We know our lands have now become more valuable. The white people think we do not know their value; but we know that the land…
— Unknown Author
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