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 | "God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be
changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the
wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. This prayer was first
printed in a monthly bulletin of the Federal Council of Churches and has
become enormously popular. It has been circulated in millions of
copies." | |
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Found in the topic Acceptance.
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| "It is better to create than to be learned; creating is the true
essence of life." | |
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Found in the topic Original.
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| "If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything
else." | |
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Found in the topic Danger.
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| "Man"s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man"s
inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary." | |
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Found in the topic Democracy.
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| "Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of
justice. It can only be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond
justice. Justice requires that we carefully weigh rights and privileges
and assure that each member of a community receives his due share. Love
does not weigh rights and privileges too carefully because it prompts each
to bear the burden of the other." | |
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Found in the topic Family.
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| "Aim for the stars and maybe you"ll reach the sky." | |
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Found in the topic Aim.
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| "Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore, we must
be saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in
any immediate context of history; therefore, we must be saved by faith.
Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore, we
are saved by love." | |
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Found in the topic Faith.
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| "Humor is a prelude to faith and Laughter is the beginning of
prayer." | |
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Found in the topic Humor.
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| "A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great
ideas come when the world needs them. They surround the world"s ignorance
and press for admission." | |
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Found in the topic Unsorted.
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| "The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the
irrationalities of men." | |
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Found in the topic Politics.
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| "Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without
power is destroyed." | |
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Found in the topic Love.
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| "Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow." | |
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Found in the topic Today.
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