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“The ultimate end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of every human being to liberty and well-being.”
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“Ask not of things to shed their veils. Unveil yourselves, and things will be unveiled.”
Source : Mikhail Naimy (2011). “The Book of Mirdad: The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark”, p.39, Duncan Baird Publishers
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“One must apply one's reason to everything here, learning to obey, to shut up, to help, to be good, to give in, and I don't know what else. I'm afraid I shall use up all my brains too quickly, and I haven't got so very many. Then I shall not have any left for when the war is over.”
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“The single most effective way to make a service as reliable as possible is to make it as simple as possible. Find the simplest solution that meets all the requirements.”
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“Do good under all circumstances, but with no care for any profit, or any blessedness, or any damnation, or any salvation, or any martyrdom; but all you do or omit should be for the honor of Love.”
Source : Hadewijch, Columba Hart (1980). “Hadewijch (CWS)”, p.49, Paulist Press
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“Abandonment doesn't have the sharp but dissipating sting of a slap. It's like a punch to the gut, bruising your skin and driving the precious air from your body.”
Source : Tayari Jones (2012). “Silver Sparrow”, p.53, Algonquin Books
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“When I was 12, all I wanted was to be good at school, and to do something admirable, something you can't take away from me because I'm not popular or beautiful enough.”
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“I love any movie that has a retarded person working at Starbucks.”
