"If there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals."

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Source : Gustavo Gutiérrez (1988). “A theology of liberation: history, politics, and salvation”

Gustavo GutiÃ©rrez

#Commitment Quotes #Poor Quotes #Liberation Quotes

“Defeat is always momentary.”
“I am no theologian. I am a layman. I am among those who are preached to, and who listen. It is not for me to preach. I should not willingly forego being a listener, a man who reads the Gospels and then listens to what others say that our Lord meant. But sometimes a listener speaks out, and listens to his own voice.”
“Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit.”
“God has provided true musical and spiritual restoration.”

Source : Source: www.christianpost.com
“I am in a constant state of surprise these days. Actually, now that I calculate, I've been betrothed only one full day, but it seems like my whole life has come into being in the last twenty-four hours. Think of it! We could have gone on longing for one another and pretending not to notice forever. This obsession with dignity can ruin your life if you let it”

Source : Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows (2009). “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”, p.219, A&C Black
“.......the truth is, while the FBI is hiding behind the 5th Amendment, the Unabomer is qualifying for Social Security as a terrorist. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker.”
“Do not share the knowledge with which you have been blessed with everyone in general, as you do with some people in particular; and know that there are some men in whom Allah, may He he glorified, has placed hidden secrets, which they are forbidden to reveal.”
“If you think youâ€™re average, then youâ€™ll be average. If you think youâ€™re ordinary, then youâ€™ll live ordinary. The truth is, there is nothing ordinary about you. You have something to offer that nobody else can offer.”

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