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It is no great wonder if in long process of time, while fortune takes her course hither and thither, numerous coincidences should spontaneously occur. If… — Plutarch
And as she looked around, she saw how Death the consoler, Laying his hand upon many a heart, had healed it forever. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A knight whose heart is set upon the Way, but who is ashamed of wearing shabby clothes and eating coarse food, is not worth calling… — Confucius
Americans to bow our heads in humility before our Heavenly Father, a God who calls us not to judge our neighbors, but to love them,… — George W. Bush
Water is also one of the four elements, the most beautiful of God's creations. It is both wet and cold, heavy, and with a tendency… — John of Damascus
If we even tolerate any oppression of gay and lesbian Americans, if we join those who would intrude upon the choices of our hearts, then… — June Jordan
In pain shall you bring forth children, woman, and you shall turn to your husband and he shall rule over you. And do you not… — Tertullian
Exclusion of just one class of citizens from receiving a marriage license based upon the perceived 'threat' they pose to the marital institution is, at… — Unknown Author
Throughout our history each and every generation has expanded upon the freedoms won by their parents and grandparents. Each and every generation has removed some… — Michael Bloomberg
If most men and women were forced to rely upon physical charm to attract lovers, their sexual lives would be not only meager but in… — Gore Vidal
If you go on loving a person deeply, by and by sex disappears. Intimacy becomes so fulfilling, then there is no need for sex; love… — Rajneesh
The Christian view that all intercourse outside marriage is immoral was, as we see in the above passages from St. Paul, based upon the view… — Bertrand Russell
Is that a pistol in your pocket or are you just glad to see me? (She made this remark in February 1936, at the railway… — Mae West
Historical chronology, human or geological, depends... upon comparable impersonal principles. If one scribes with a stylus on a plate of wet clay two marks, the… — M. King Hubbert
We have become a plague upon ourselves and upon the Earth. It is cosmically unlikely that the developed world will choose to end its orgy… — David Graeber
A civilized society looks with horror upon the abuse and torture of children or adults. Even where capital punishment is practiced, the aim is to… — Unknown Author
An Indian's dress of deer skins, which is wet a hundred times upon his back, dries soft; and his lodge also, which stands in the… — George Catlin
. . . gastronomical perfection can be reached in these combinations: one person dining alone, usually upon a couch or a hill side; two people,… — M.F.K. Fisher
Compare the emotional vocabulary available to a leader (confidence, satisfaction, indignation) with the emotions not permitted (regret, embarrassment, dread, angst, mortification, anger, surprise, wonder, doubt),… — John MacLachlan Gray
When you love people and have the desire to make a profound, positive impact upon the world, then will you have accomplished the meaning to… — Sasha Azevedo
Our work is not to change what you do, but to witness what you do with enough awareness, enough curiosity, enough tenderness that the lies… — Geneen Roth
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'The signs of a hypocrite are three: 1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie. 2. Whenever he… — Abu Hurairah
However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them? — Gautama Buddha
I prefer a God who once and for all impressed his will upon creation, to one who continually busied about modifying what he had already… — William Temple
When the April wind wakes the call for the soil, I hold the plough as my only hold upon the earth, and, as I follow… — Unknown Author

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