"Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy."

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Source : Henri de Lubac (1987). “Paradoxes of Faith”, p.58, Ignatius Press

Henri de Lubac

#Routine Quotes #Waste Quotes #Habit Quotes

“Science is a way of life which can only flourish when men are free to have faith.”
“What we get, and all we ever get, from the outside is information; how we choose to act on this information is up to us.”
“Marriage is an arrangement by which two people start by getting the best out of each other and often end by getting the worst.”
“In one day, I have times where I'm feeling great, I feel like I love my life, and then 2:30 rolls around and I'm the angriest man alive. My wife sees it.”
“But look within and watch the stuff coming up-restlessness, anxiety, impatience, pain-just watch it come up and don't get involved. Much to your surprise, it will simply go away. It rises, it passes away. As simple as that. There is another word for self-discipline. It is patience.”

Source : Bhante Gunaratana, Henepola Gunaratana (2011). “Mindfulness in Plain English: 20th Anniversary Edition”, p.80, Simon and Schuster
“I think tolerance is something everybody needs to be reminded of, especially in a reactionary political world. Well, actually, I should say, a reactionary political climate.”
“Tomorrow is another day, we rather hope it will be better but better it won't be unless self-foibles are examined.”

Source : Barbara Oakley (2010). “Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfri end”, p.140, Prometheus Books
“Our humanity comes to its fullest bloom in giving. We become beautiful people when we give whatever we can give: a smile, a handshake, a kiss, an embrace, a word of love, a present, a part of our life...all of our life.”

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