Universal Quotes

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Lord knows---and we both know --- that too many wrongs have been committed in the name of religion. ... But you're not here in the… — Heather Graham
She said, "It's not life or death, the labyrinth." "Um, okay. So what is it?" "Suffering," she said. "Doing wrong and having wrong things happen… — John Green
I came to a clear conclusion, and it is a universal one: To live, to struggle, to be in love with life--in love with all… — Betty Smith
No matter how close we are to another person, few human relationships are as free from strife, disagreement, and frustration as is the relationship you… — Dean Koontz
There's something vile (and all the more vile because ridiculous) in the tendency of feeble men to make universal tragedies out of the sad comedies… — Fernando Pessoa
I dedicate the merit of the occasion to all beings. This gesture of universal friendship has been likened to a drop of fresh spring water.… — Pema Chodron
The solitary and thoughtful stroller finds a singular intoxication in this universal communion. The man who loves to lose himself in a crowd enjoys feverish… — Charles Baudelaire
He thought about science, about faith, about man. he thought about how every culture, in every country, in every time, had always shared one thing.… — Dan Brown
We are accustomed to repeating the clichÃ©, and to believing, that 'our most precious resource is our children.' But we have plenty of children to… — Michael Chabon
In this age, lies were the universal lubricant of the culture. A love of Truth and commitment to it were seldom rewarded and were often… — Dean Koontz
No social problem is as universal as the oppression of the child — Maria Montessori
.., by universal custom, your enemy is never more polite than when he is planning or has planned your destruction. — James Clavell
Those who rise first are morally superior. It's a universal law. — O.R. Melling
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a… — Henry David Thoreau
...loss is essential, loss is part and parcel of that necessary calamity called life. Mind you, I'm not complaining. Thanks to some inexplicable universal guiding… — Rohinton Mistry
Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine! Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! is restored; Light dies… — Alexander Pope
I have received no assurance that anything we can do will eradicate suffering. I think the best results are obtained by people who work quietly… — C.S. Lewis
Our life of contemplation shall retain the following characteristics: â€”missionary: by going out physically or in spirit in search of souls all over the universe.… — Mother Teresa
Stupidity cannot be cured. Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death. There is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically… — Robert A. Heinlein
Deep down within the heart there is a stillness which is healing, a trust in the universal laws which is unwavering, and a strength which… — Paul Brunton

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