Gersonides quotes
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“A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.”
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“Because the true perfection of a practical occupation consists not only in knowing the actual performance of the occupation but also in its explanation, why the work is done a in a particular way, and because the art of calculating is a practical occupation, it is clear that it is pertinent to concern oneself with the theory.”
-- Gersonides
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“People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.”
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“Fondly do we hope, ferverently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.”
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“Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
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Source : A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers
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“It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.”
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