"There are moments, it would seem, that were created in cosmic theater where we are given strange and fantastic tests. In these times, we do not show who we are to God, for surely He must already know, but rather to ourselves."

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Source : FaceBook post by Richard Paul Evans from Jun 26, 2011

Richard Paul Evans

#Tests Quotes #Who We Are Quotes #Strange Quotes

“What! nothing grand and noble to be admired, obeyed, copied? Ah, the lack is not without you, but within you!”
“It is impossible to repeat in one period what was done in another.The pointof view isnotthesame, anymorethan are the tools, the ideals, the needs, or the painters' techniques.”
“If there ever was a pursuit which stultified itself by its very conditions, it is the pursuit of pleasure as the all-sufficing end of life. Happiness cannot come to any man capable of enjoying true happiness unless it comes as the sequel to duty well and honestly done. To do that duty you need to have more than one trait. From the greatest to the smallest, happiness and usefulness are largely found in the same soul, and the joy of life is won in its deepest and truest sense only by those who have not shirked life's burdens.”
“While preaching against every kind of government, and demanding complete freedom, we must support all struggles for partial freedom, because we are convinced that one learns through struggle,”

Source : Errico Malatesta (2014). “The Method of Freedom: An Errico Malatesta Reader”, p.263, AK Press
“There is always competition. Whatever you do, there will be competition, and you have to decide how youâ€™re going to play. For me, I had to be the very best. I had to be the very best. Because, if I was not the very best, I would end up being number two.”
“I don't think it's patriotic to put on a flight suit and prance around on the deck of an aircraft carrier looking for a photo op. We have a president of the United States who did not do his duty to take care of America. If you're patriotic, you do your duty.”
“It's nice that we have all these different films.”
“Death wears many faces, but itâ€™s stench is always the same.”

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