"The fact of the matter is that Buddhism has changed a lot. When St. Francis of Xavier arrived in Japan, he wrote back to the Vatican and made a joke. "It is unfortunate," he said, "that the Lutherans were here before me." By this he meant that Pure Land Buddhism was so much like Lutheranism."

-- Ninian Smart

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“All of my style came from listening to records.”
“Being patient, feeling comfortable, taking my walks-that's part of my game.”
“If you have a question about anything, the answer can be found in a book somewhere in the library.”
“We deny our Lord whenever, like Demas, we through love of this present world forsake the course of duty which Christ has plainly pointed out to us.”

Source : Reginald Heber (1838). “Sermons: On the Lessons, the Gospel, Or the Epistle for Every Sunday in the Year, and for Week-day Festivals, Preached in the Parish Church of Hodnet, Salop”, p.333
“I think any kind of hiatus one takes in an artistic journey is going to make a huge difference. The pause will inform the choices that you make.”
“people like to keep their little secrets to themselves. It's like growing mushrooms in the cellar and running down to take a look at them now and then.”

Source : Marjorie Kellogg (1968). “Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon”
“A forest of all manner of trees is poor, if not disagreeable, in effect; a mass of one species of tree is sublime.”
“Karch inspired his partners, his opponents and the world of volleyball players to be better than they were, to be great... In the end, who could do more for a sport than that?”

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