"A chaste generation would restore Paradise."

-- Amos Bronson Alcott

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“Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.”
“I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and pleasure.”
“Personality of reincarnating as Paulo was that of his deceased sister, Emilia. She made several suicidal attempts. Finally she took cyanide and died very quickly on October, 12, 1921." Joe Fisher continued the research: Emilia died "fourteen months before Paulo's birth. He took on Emilia's self destructive instincts. Paulo made several attempts to kill himself before committing suicide on September 5, 1966 by setting himself on fire.”
“The colored people of this country know and understand the white people better than the white people know and understand them.”

Source : James Weldon Johnson (2012). “The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man”, p.10, Courier Corporation
“There is no distress so complete but that even in the most critical moments the inexplicable sunrise of hope is seen in its depths.”
“I am not against standardized tests. There are tests and tests and tests, and, to simplify, the ones I favor are criterion-referenced tests of skills, aligned with the curriculum. Social and emotional skills are important but skills are too. I find it heartbreaking that this is so often seen as an either-or choice. To get to the richness of studying literature, for example, you must first be an adept and confident reader. Whether you are is something a good test can measure.”
“Eventually the person who tries to fix the problem will be blamed for causing it.”
“The closer you get to real matter, rock air fire and wood, boy, the more spiritual the world is.”

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