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wisdom true-life life-is
We live on the brink of disaster because we do not know how to let life alone. We do not respect the living and fruitful contradictions and paradoxes of which true life is full. Thomas Merton
wisdom prayer inspired
The only thing to seek in contemplative prayer is God; and we seek Him successfully when we realize that we cannot find Him unless He shows Himself to us, and yet at the same time that He would not have inspired us to seek Him unless we had already found Him.
wisdom perfect matter
Wisdom, properly so called, is nothing else but this: the perfect knowledge of the truth in all matters whatsoever. Thomas Hobbes
wisdom people dignity
Tap into people's dignity and they will do anything for you. Ignore it, and they won't lift a finger. Thomas Friedman
wisdom time power
Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use. Thomas J. Watson
wisdom
I thought I'd definitely be a writer, whatever I did. Thomas Keneally
wisdom children memories
I must apologise because I know all writers have memories of being on the outer because it's the children on the side of the playground who become the dangerous writers.
wisdom culture study
Happy nations have no history. History is the study of mankind's misfortune. Raymond Queneau
wisdom men effort
The greatest products of architecture are less the works of individuals than of society; rather the offspring of a nation's effort, than the inspired flash of a man of genius... Victor Hugo
prayer gods-presence
Prayer is nothing else than a sense of God's presence Brother Lawrence
prayer flower fields
Answered prayers cover the field of providential history as flowers cover western prairies. Theodore L. Cuyler
prayer heart long
We ought not speak too long about God with our minds before we turn and speak to God from our heart. We must stir a lot of prayer into the stew of our theology. John Piper
prayer mercy-of-god venice
Though justice be Thy plea, consider this: That in the course of justice none of us should see salvation. We do pray for mercy, And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. George Bernard Shaw
prayer people political
Most of the money given by rich people in "charity" is made up of conscience money, "ransom," political bribery, and bids for titles.... One buys moral credit by signing a cheque, which is easier than turning a prayer wheel.
prayer practice ties
The Sufis have a saying: "Praise Allah, and tie your camel to a post." This brings together both parts of practice: pray, yes, but also make sure that you do what is necessary in the world. Jack Kornfield
prayer religion atheism
If we ever opened a meeting with a prayer, silent or otherwise, we would disintegrate. Jerry Falwell
prayer grateful heart
A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being. James E. Faust
prayer devil saint
Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees. William Cowper
want nervous breakdown
A bad liver is to a Frenchman what a nervous breakdown is to an American. Everyone has had one and everyone wants to talk about it. Art Buchwald
want what-you-want ifs
If peace is really what you want, then you will choose peace. Eckhart Tolle
want poverty world
But to the world no bugbear is so great, As want of figure and a small estate. Alexander Pope
want way cold
If you want to catch beasts you don't see every day, You have to go places quite out of the way, You have to go places no others can get to. You have to get cold and you have too get wet, too. Dr. Seuss
want able done
When I sit back in my rocking chair someday, I want to be able to say I've done it all. Dolly Parton
want senators
I don't want to be a senator. Deval Patrick
want kickboxing dialogue
I get to be in movies where it's mostly dialogue, and I want to be in something, that for me, feels like kickboxing. Derek Luke
want tough spots
As someone who grew up in tough circumstances, I know that being on public assistance is not a spot that anyone wants to be in. Dean Heller
want stuff forget
I wouldn't want to forget anything, even the weird stuff and the bad stuff. It makes you who you are. Amber Benson