"Christian love means two things at once: to recognize the Lord in one's neighbor and to recognize one's neighbor in the Lord."

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Source : Adrienne von Speyr, Adrian Walker (2008). “Lumina and New Lumina”, p.15, Ignatius Press

Adrienne von Speyr

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“When a woman earns a dollar, the payback is higher. She'll invest in her children, in their education, health care, and basic needs. The impact of a woman's role in the economy benefits society at large.”
“Truly, life is the misery we endure between disappointments.”

Source : Joe Abercrombie (2009). “Last Argument Of Kings: The First Law: Book Three”, p.436, Hachette UK
“The tragedy of human history is decreasing happiness in the midst of increasing comforts.”

Source : "Quotations From Gurudev's Writings". Collected by Chinmaya Mission, Chicago, www.mychinmaya.org.
“There was a time you saw me once, one afternoon, in the dormitories. There was no one else around, and I was playing this tape, this music. I was sort of dancing with my eyes closed and you saw me.' '...yes, I remember that occasion. I still think about it from time to time.' 'That's funny, so do I.”
“Reality is not an inspiration for literature. At its best, literature is an inspiration for reality.”
“Start a conversation with someone with whom you have "nothing in common" and no possibility of scoring with, networking with, or even seeing again. In other words, a conversation just for the civilized hell of it.”
“The world looks at ministers out of the pulpit to know that they mean in it.”
“Christians appeal to those who wrong them and make them friendly to themselves; they are eager to do good to their enemies; they are mild and conciliatory.”

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