"That I am a monk and you are a layman is of no importance ... rather that we are both in the light of the Holy Spirit ... Acquire peace, and thousands around you will be saved."

-- Seraphim of Sarov

#Christian Quotes #Light Quotes #Spirit Quotes

“Mbeki began to write a study of the workings of apartheid policy in the reserves - the areas set aside in law for African occupation - as early as 1959 and 1960.”
“It is an art of no little importance to administer medicines properly: but, it is an art of much greater and more difficult acquisition to know when to suspend or altogether to omit them.”

Source : Philippe Pinel (1806). “A Treatise on Insanity: In which are Contained the Principles of a New and More Practical Nosology of Maniacal Disorders Than Has Yet Been Offered to the Public ...”, p.10
“I could shave my head and wear a sackcloth and still get a whole lot of ghostly wrong numbers. Makes me wonder if thereâ€™s some kind of ghost-necro ***** industry down there. ~Jaime Vegas”
“Each person has the right to live his life in any way he chooses so long as he respects the equal rights of others.”

Source : David Boaz (2015). “The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom”, p.6, Simon and Schuster
“Moderation is the key to lasting enjoyment.”
“And don't forget, a prisoner's wife must always think good thoughts.”

Source : Nâzım Hikmet, Mutlu Konuk Blasing (1994). “Poems of Nazim Hikmet”
“I love you,Nora. Whatever happens, promise me you'll remember that. I don't care why you came into my life,only that you did. I don't remember all the things i did wrong. I remember what i did right, I remember you. You made my life meaningful. You made my life special.”

Source : Becca Fitzpatrick (2010). “Crescendo”, p.308, Simon and Schuster
“The Potter books in general are a prolonged argument for tolerance, a prolonged plea for an end to bigotry. And I think it's one of the reasons that some people don't like the books, but I think that's it's a very healthy message to pass on to younger people that you should question authority and you should not assume that the establishment or the press tells you all of the truth.”

Source : "Conversation: Francine du Plessix Gray and Sean Wilsey". Interview with Boris Kachka, nymag.com.

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