"When we trust our brother, whom we have seen, we are learning to trust God, whom we have not seen."

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Source : James Freeman Clarke (1877). “Essentials and Non-essentials in Religion: Six Lectures Delivered in the Music Hall, Boston”

James Freeman Clarke

#Trust Quotes #Brother Quotes #Trust In God Quotes

“The better we are at accepting the limits of our world, the more easily we can embrace what we have.”
“If you wish to advance into the infinite, explore the finite in all directions.”
“Belief in the traditional sense, or certitude, or dogma, amounts to the grandiose delusion, "My current model" -- or grid, or map, or reality-tunnel -- "contains the whole universe and will never need to be revised." In terms of the history of science and knowledge in general, this appears absurd and arrogant to me, and I am perpetually astonished that so many people still manage to live with such a medieval attitude.”
“With cold eyes and indifferent mind the spectators regard the work. Connoissers admire the "skill" (as one admires a tightrope walker), enjoy the "quality of painting" (as one enjoys a pasty). But hungry souls go hungry away. The vulgar herd stroll through the rooms and pronounce the pictures "nice" or "splendid." Those who could speak have said nothing, those who could hear have heard nothing.”
“I lived in a cabin in the woods in Oregon, and I'd basically given up on the music industry for an indefinite amount of time. And while I was out there, I came up with a very specific vision of what I wanted my music to sound like.”

Source : "Skylar Grey on Her New Album, Eminem's Mystique and Why She Almost Quit Music (Q&A)". Interview with Steve Baltin, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 9, 2013.
“We cannot but feel uneasy about the losses caused by humanity themselves. Apart from the losses of life and property in destructive wars, the environment and natural resources are also being destroyed by human hands.”
“My opinion, young people go to the Internet. To the Internet distribution system right now, you put it up there and it's accessed by the world.”
“Among all the creatures of creation, the gods favor us: We are the only ones who can empathize with their problems.”

Source : David Eagleman (2009). “Sum: Tales from the Afterlives”, p.78, Canongate Books

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