"Faced with the pain of freedom, man begs…" — Gerry Spence
"Faced with the pain of freedom, man begs for his shackles."
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38 Quotes by Gerry Spence
Gerry Spence has 38 quotes on this site.
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Although we give lip service to the notion of freedom, we know the government is no longer the servant of…
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To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.
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When we acknowledge the kingdom of the self, we will no longer accept slavery either for ourselves or for others,…
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How much of our lives could we buy back if we cherished our lives instead of our trinkets?
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The people of a nation are enslaved when, together, they are helpless to institute effective change, when the people serve…
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When any system has for its goal the advancement of the system over the betterment of its individual members, such…
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The so-called godly man may be more likely to do serious wrong than a man who deeply questions himself. The…
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Under any religion, the preestablished impersonal code transcends the right of the individual to explore, experience, and marvel at the…
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The worst enslaving trait of all is greed. I rail against the substitution of money for worth. The idea that…
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I cherish the fantasy, even the hope, of adventures in other realms to come. But how can we choke out…
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My intent is to tell the truth as I know it, realizing that what is true for me may be…
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We are defined by how we use our power.
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There is some kiss we want with your whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body. Seawater begs the…
— Rumi
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A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover.
— Clifton Fadiman
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Everybody wants life to speak to them with special kindness. Every personal story begs to be steered toward reverie, toward…
— Darin Strauss
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A man who is truly humble is not troubled when he is wronged and he says nothing to justify himself…
— Isaac of Nineveh
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The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving.
— Merle Shain
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Of all questions, why? is the least pertinent. It begs the question; it assumes the larger part of its own…
— Jack Vance
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See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of Casuistry heap'd o'er her head! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heav'n…
— Alexander Pope
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Are you kidding? I'm a terrible cook, but John is a really great one. Literally, I never cook. The whole…
— Rebecca Romijn
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In the family, life is brought not only to our doorstep, but into our kitchens, bedrooms, and dens. In the…
— Paul David Tripp
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An old art spreading rumours about / Paradise, it begs outside the gates / Of the gods: the active gods…
— Peter Porter
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It has been well said that no man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is, when tomorrow's…
— George MacDonald
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No one of this nation ever begs, for the houses of all are common to all; and they consider liberality…
— Gerald of Wales
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