Received Quotes

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God and love are identical, and one who has divine love has received God. — Meher Baba
But when we face the great questions about gravitation Does it require time? Is it polar to the 'outside of the universe' or to anything?… — James Clerk Maxwell
"I believe that no characteristic is so distinctively human as the sense of indebtedness we feel, not necessarily for a favor received, but even for… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear. — Bertolt Brecht
Things that are real are given and received in Silence. God has been everlastingly working in Silence, unobserved, unheard, except by those who experience His… — Meher Baba
Supporting myself at an early age was the best training for life I could have possibly received. — Lea Thompson
Freedom is not a gift received from the State or leader, but a possession to be won every day by the effort of each and… — Albert Camus
Communication is an offering. When you tell someone your truth, you must release your expectation of what the other person should do with it. They… — Alan Cohen
Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a… — Thomas Jefferson
When I arrived at the point where I received public acclaim, I felt the most lowly, because I knew within myself that I had but… — Walter Russell
There prevails among men of letters, an opinion, that all appearance of science is particularly hateful to Women; and that therefore whoever desires to be… — Samuel Johnson
Even if the received opinion be not only true, but the whole truth; unless it is suffered to be, and actually is, vigorously and earnestly… — John Stuart Mill
The logic now in use serves rather to fix and give stability to the errors which have their foundation in commonly received notions than to… — Francis Bacon
Whether moral and social phenomena are really exceptions to the general certainty and uniformity of the course of nature; and how far the methods, by… — John Stuart Mill
Dear Sir: Yours of the 24th. asking 'the best mode of obtaining a thorough knowledge of the law' is received. The mode is very simple,… — Abraham Lincoln
The Church received from the apostles the tradition of giving baptism even to infants. The apostles, to whom were committed the secrets of the divine… — Origen
We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion. This, then, is my true… — Dalai Lama
The best anti-aging advice I've ever received? Drink a lot of water and have a plant-based diet. I also do mindful meditation with my daughter… — Carolyn Murphy
Until 1943 I received no stipend. I was able to support myself as my mother was the daughter of a relatively wealthy cotton manufacturer. — Frederick Sanger
Do not seek fame. Do not make plans. Do not be absorbed by activities. Do not think that you know. Be aware of all that… — Zhuangzi

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