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Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their…
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Mohammed was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from strength to…
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We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus;…
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Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great…
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Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying…
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Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which have preoccupied…
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All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of suffering.
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Compassion is a practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently day by day.
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I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle.
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I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
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Mythology and science both extend the scope of human beings. Like science and technology, mythology, as we shall see, is not about…
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Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.
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I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle.
— Karen Armstrong
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A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
— Washington Irving
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she got a reputation for an easy smile and a sharp tongue, and using one to balance the other, she seemed friendly…
— Dorothy Allison
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What are you?” She demanded. “My dad? Osiris? Are you even alive?” Dad looked at Anubis. “What did I tell you about…
— Rick Riordan
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She had been the quiet, rather plain girl, with a surprisingly sharp tongue if she was put out, lovely eyes and pretty…
— Betty Neels
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A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups…
— Louisa May Alcott
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Why are we so attached to the severities of the past? Why are we so proud of having endured our fathers and…
— Hilary Mantel
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A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.
— Washington Irving
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A sharp tongue will eventually cut your throat.
— Unkown
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Arrogance is a creature. It does not have senses. It has only a sharp tongue and the pointing finger.
— Toba Beta
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Having a sharp tongue with cut your throat.
— Unknown Author
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To really carewhen surrounded by indifference, is honorable. When one can maintain positive motivation amid apathetic crowds shows great integrity. And to…
— Chip Deaton
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