"When I speak of religion I mean a constant inward sense of communion with God ..."

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Source : Rachel Simon (1894). “Records and Reflections: Selected from Her Writings During Half a Century, April 3rd, 1840 to April 3rd, 1890”

Rachel Simon

#Mean Quotes #Religion Quotes #Inward Quotes

“[About Swami Vivekanada:] I am not saying that the message of the Swami was the final word in our nationalism... But it was tremendous - something with an undying glory of its own. If you read his books, if you read his lectures, you are struck at once with his love of humanity, his patriotism, not abstract patriotism which came to us from Europe but of different nature altogether a more living thing, something which we feel within ourselves when we read his writings.”

Source : "Speech delivered at Barisal on 14th October 1917",
“Critics should be to actors what ornithologists are to birds: they can write all they want, but it shouldn't affect them.”

Source : "John Simm: this much I know" by Olly Richards", www.theguardian.com. May 25, 2013.
“As a regent, I hope to bring that important perspective of a typical family visitor in combination with my background as a Member of Congress and a proponent of the Smithsonian's efforts to reach all Americans.”
“If all were gentle and contented as sheep, all would be as feeble and helpless.”
“Fur used to turn heads, now it turns stomachs.”
“Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. Zazen is not the life of an individual, it's the universe that's breathing.”
“It's good to feel stupid sometimes and do things that are out of your comfort zone.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“And may that Being who is supreme over all, the Patron of order, the Fountain of justice, and the Protector, in all ages of the world, of virtuous liberty, continue His blessing upon this nation and its government, and give it all possible success and duration, consistent with the ends of His providence.”

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