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To each his suff'rings; all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan,- The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet ah! why should… — Thomas Gray
That is why we may say that the historical development of capitalism has involved the thrust towards the commodification of everything. — Immanuel Wallerstein
The second reason why we haven't observed the growing gap is that our historical and social science analyses have concentrated on what has been happening… — Immanuel Wallerstein
All of us must walk the same strait and narrow path, know the same kind of experiences as those we would seek to lead and… — Neal A. Maxwell
Mortality is, in reality, a very, very short period. It is literally a snap of the fingers compared to an eternity. It is so short… — Hartman Rector, Jr.
Why did you make it so hard for me? I'd rather empty the ocean with a sieve. I do it for you. Or count the… — Grant Morrison
And when it's all done, when there's no one left you'll come back for me. And tell me who I am and why I have… — Grant Morrison
Why this is hell, nor am I out of it: Thinkst thou that I who saw the face of God, And tasted the eternal joys… — Christopher Marlowe
Eventually we realize that not knowing what to do is just as real and just as useful as knowing what to do. Not knowing stops… — David Whyte
Why do you never find anything written about that idiosyncratic thought you advert to, about your fascination with something no one else understands? Because it… — Annie Dillard
Death? Why this fuss about death? Use your imagination, try to visualize a world without death! Death is the essential condition of life, not an… — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
I assure you, my children, that when a Christian carries out with love the most insignificant everyday action, that action overflows with the transcendence of… — Josemaria Escriva
The Rosary mystically transports us to Mary's side as she is busy watching over the human growth of Christ in the home of Nazareth. This… — Pope John Paul II
The deepest poverty is the inability of joy, the tediousness of a life considered absurd and contradictory. This poverty is widespread today, in very different… — Pope Benedict XVI
There is no good trying to be more spiritual than God. God never meant man to purely spiritual creature. That is why He uses material… — C.S. Lewis
Beauty is a key to the mystery and a call to transcendence. It is an invitation to savor life and to dream of the future.… — Pope John Paul II
We are not masochists - the cross is not an end in itself; it is for glory. We Christians are not looking for suffering, but… — Unknown Author
Frank called me one day and said, 'I have an idea for a movie, why don't you come over and I'll tell you?' So I… — James Stewart
If heaven is the reason and dieing is the door, than why aren't we all leaving what's the drama for? — Ralston Bowles
Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents? — Peg Bracken

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