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“As long as you want anything very much, especially more than you want God, it is an idol.”
Source : A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers
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“When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.”
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“Three minutes thought would suffice to find this out; but thought is irksome and three minutes is a long time.”
Source : "Satires". Book by Juvenal, edited by A. E. Housman, p. XI, 1931.
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“Krishnamacharya's personal practice was always with long deep breathing and mental focus. Observe the position of his head, the lower abdomen and his mental focus. He was always concentrated on the inner alignment through breath.”
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“By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise.”
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“The church is not the way to heaven; the church is the sign that points to heaven.”
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“posterity who are to reap the blessings will scarcely be able to conceive the hardships and sufferings of their ancestors.”
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“The sight or sound of perfect things causes a certain suffering.”
Source : Adrienne Monnier (1976). “The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier”
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“To work and suffer is to be at home. All else is scenery ...”
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“When you begin to become conscious, more aware, when your eyes begin to open, the first thing you see is how deluded you are and how much you're holding onto that which makes you suffer. This is, in many ways, the most important step: Are you willing to be aware?”
