"Perhaps that is part of the animals' role among us, to awaken humility, to turn our minds back to the mystery of things, and open our hearts to that most impractical of hopes in which all creation speaks as one."

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Source : Matthew Scully (2003). “Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy”, p.442, Macmillan

Matthew Scully

#Humility Quotes #Heart Quotes #Animal Quotes

“From Roman times to the present, Italy has been a country to fall in love with - a tribute to all that is enduring, crazy, pagan, joyous, melancholy, at once banal and divine, in the human spirit.”
“Childhood is not a state which only applies to the first phase of our lives in the biological sense. Rather it is a basic condition which is always appropriate to a life that is lived aright.”

Source : Karl Rahner (1977). “Theological Investigations”
“Death is the chillness that precedes the dawn; We shudder for a moment, then awake In the broad sunshine of the other life.”
“Have we failed to slow global warming pollution in part because climate and environmental activists have been too polite and well behaved?”
“The weak are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to either.”
“If you want to shine like the sun, first burn like the sun.”
“I'm mourning with the rest of the world for the talented, gorgeous, funny, intelligent John Forsythe but my heart is broken for the loss of my dear, dear friend and neighbor. I will miss him terribly”
“It's a beautiful lucid dream that has language that I can fiddle with.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

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