"All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man." Henry David Thoreau
Things Learned Along the Way
by blondie 431 Replies latest jw friends
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blondie
Remember a religion that has all the answers................allows no questions!
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blondie
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
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blondie
Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.
History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
You can't say civilization don't advance -- for every war, they kill you in a new way.
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blondie
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
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jgnat
- It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
- Saint Francis Of Assisi (1181 - 1226)
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blondie
Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow.
from "The Matchmaker"
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
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