"Maturity is the ability to joyfully live in an imperfect world."

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Source : Richard Rohr (1996). “Job and the Mystery of Suffering: Spiritual Reflections”, p.177, Gracewing Publishing

Richard Rohr

#Maturity Quotes #World Quotes #Imperfect Quotes

“I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.”
“Sometimes it feels like God has reached down and touched me, blessed me a thousand times over, and sometimes it all feels like a mean joke, like God's advisers are Muammar Qaddafi and Phyllis Schlafly.”
“Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically -- while simulating a triumphant march forward -- than it is done by the two English Houses of Parliament?”
“GM will do what's best for GM, and Delphi should do what's good for them.”
“The adventure of the sun is the greatest natural drama by which we live...”
“Anarchism, to me, means not only the denial of authority, not only a new economy, but a revision of the principles of morality. It means the development of the individual as well as the assertion of the individual. It means self-responsibility, and not leader worship.”

Source : Voltairine de Cleyre (2012). “Exquisite Rebel: The Essays of Voltairine de Cleyre -- Anarchist, Feminist, Genius”, p.156, SUNY Press
“Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth.”
“Whether religion is man-made is a question for philosophers or theologians. But the forms are man-made. They are a human response to something. As a historian of religions, I am interested in those expressions.”

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