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“Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals.”
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“The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.”
Source : Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.44, Courier Corporation
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“The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.”
Source : John Stuart Blackie (1858). “On beauty: three discourses delivered in the University of Edinburgh”, p.104
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“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
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“Pray, always pray; when sickness wastes thy frame, Prayer brings the healing power of Jesus' name.”
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“So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St. Jude medal. And I'm standing there and that judge said I was found guilty, so he sentenced me to what the law prescribed: one to 14 years.”
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“Life has taught me to think, but thinking has not taught me to live.”
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“Failure to shed tears is a failure to live life fully. And the one thing that life requires of us all is to live it. Never be embarrassed by your ability to be alive.”
Source : Amy Neftzger (2013). “The Orphanage of Miracles: The Kingdom Wars: Book One”, p.169, Field of Gold Publishing, Inc.
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“Rare is the book that can actually transform us into better, more fulfilled people. Having combed through the research and documented case studies all over the world, Kristof and WuDunn present the clearest view I have ever seen of the human soul. A Path Appears tells us whether we are intrinsically good, why specific ways we parent our newborns help predict their chances for success, and how we can live lives of greater significance. This book, full of rich and riveting true stories, reminds us that human greatness is all around us, and even within us, if we dare to look.”
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“We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains.”
