"Kitsch of course only comes into existence when we recognize how and why it works."

-- John Bayley

#Kitsch Quotes #Existence Quotes #Courses Quotes

“In French we have this word déclic. It's when you have, suddenly, a light shining and you say, "This is what I want to do."”
“A true spiritual teacher knows more than he or she necessarily verbalizes, using temperance and love to be guided to say what is appropriate...”
“As in forming a political society, each individual contributes some of his rights, in order that he may, from a common stock of rights, derive greater benefits, than he could from merely his own; so, in forming a confederation, each political society should contribute such a share of their rights, as will, from a common stock of these rights, produce the largest quantity of benefits for them.”

Source : John Dickinson (1801). “The Political Writings of John Dickinson, Esquire: Late President of the State of Delaware, and of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania”, p.90
“I'm not afraid of death. Death's afraid of me.”
“At times we are thrown suddenly into positions that seem too big for us and for which we have little preparation. The Lord stimulates our growth this way.... The Lord blesses us far beyond our natural ability and experience. However, it has been my experience that he expects us to quickly exert ourselves and acquire the things we need. He gives us a little time to improve our management skills and detailed knowledge so that we don't have to rely upon him for everything. We'll always need inspiration in these areas we couldn't possibly understand without his help.”
“The more money women make, the less violence, the less sexual crimes against women. Everything horrific and misogynistic declines. But then what you're dealing with here is "What does it mean to be in love with people who are your equals?" And that's a very beautiful thing that we should cherish, but it's also incredibly tough in some ways.”
“If you make time for silence, the sacred will unfold.”
“Unless we take care of the society we live in, there won't be any society left to support our businesses. We have to give as much as we extract.”

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