"Mortal men ask God for good things every day, but they never pray that they may make good use of them."

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Source : Marsilio Ficino (1975). “Liber I”, Shepheard-Walwyn Limited

Marsilio Ficino

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“Trouble is another word for fate; what troubles us the most is what we are fated to one day face. What troubles us in youth will return at each crossroad in life because it secretly seeks to provoke a deep awakening to the unique way that we are intended to live.”
“Nothing is further from the truth than the claim that the American soul is 'open-minded' and unbiased; on the contrary, it is ridden with countless taboos of which people are sometimes not even aware.”
“I don't care anything about reasons, but I know what I like.”
“He does not ask much of us, merely a thought of Him from time to time, a little act of adoration, sometimes to ask for His grace, sometimes to offer Him your sufferings, at other times to thank Him for the graces, past and present, He has bestowed on you, in the midst of your troubles to take solace in Him as often as you can. Lift up your heart to Him during your meals and in company; the least little remembrance will always be the most pleasing to Him. One need not cry out very loudly; He is nearer to us than we think.”
“I like all kinds of movies. I really do.”
“The law of diminishing returns is something I really believe in.”
“Everything seems to be going faster and faster. It's really harder to create something that endures. The New York City Ballet has succeeded in doing that.”
“To be able to hear our own feelings and needs and to empathize with them can free us from depression.”

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