"I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good."

-- Mary Douglas

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“The world is not a burden; we make it a burden by our desires. When the desires are removed, the world is as light as a feather on an elephant's back.”
“Our difficulty is not that we don't know God's will. Our discomfort comes from the fact that we do know His will, but we do not want to do it.”

Source : Henry Blackaby, Richard Blackaby (1998). “Experiencing God Day by Day”, B&H Publishing Group
“Happiness writes in white ink on a white page.”
“I always say that death can be one of the greatest experiences ever. If you live each day of your life right, then you have nothing to fear.”
“I can't grill vegetables, shellfish or steaks without tongs. Don't bother with those long-handled grilling tongs normally found in the BBQ section of your home store. Get intimate with your grill and opt for the regular stainless steel tongs.”
“At Auschwitz, not only man died, but also the idea of man. To live in a world where there is nothing anymore, where the executioner acts as god, as judge-many wanted no part of it. It was its own heart the world incinerated at Auschwitz.”
“Body and soul: a horse harnessed beside an ox.”
“Sometimes guessing is the best you can do. In the real world, we guess all the time and it serves us well.”

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