"One naturally asks, what was the use of this great engine set at work ages ago to grind, furrow, and knead over, as it were, the surface of the earth? We have our answer in the fertile soil which spreads over the temperate regions of the globe. The glacier was God's great plough."

-- Louis Agassiz

#God Quotes #Age Quotes #Soil Quotes

“A lot of the books that I grew up reading were pretty brutal, like the Redwall books.”
“There is no such thing as a peace of soul approach to religion. It makes of God a gigantic Bayer Aspirin; take God three times a day and you won't feel any pain.”
“Donâ€™t go looking for trouble; itâ€™s already looking for you.”
“The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India... has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.”
“He touches my face, covering my cheeks with his hands, sliding his fingertips down my neck, fitting his fingers to the slight curve of my hips. I can't stop.”
“A year or so ago I went through all the people in my life and asked myself: does this person inspire me, genuinely love me and support me unconditionally? I wanted nothing but positive influences in my life.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I liked money more than going to school.”
“When I read the Upanishads, which are part of Vedanta, I found a profundity of worldview that made my Christianity seem like third grade.”

Source : "The World of Religion According to Huston Smith". Interview with Marilyn Berlin Snell, www.motherjones.com. November, 1997.

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