"The essence of religion consists in the feeling of an absolute dependence."

-- Friedrich Schleiermacher

#Essence Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“We have to build bridges that are stronger than the bombs that other people might throw”
“Nature pulls one way and human nature another.”
“Before I do a play I say that I hope it's going to be for as short a time as possible but, once you do it, it is a paradoxical pleasure. One evening out of two there are five minutes of a miracle and for those five minutes you want to do it again and again. It's like a drug”
“First off, do everything they can to give their kids the opportunities to play sports; asthma is not a deterrent to playing sports.”
“For, according to the teachings of Islam, moral knowledge automatically forces moral responsibility upon man. A mere Platonic discernment between Right and Wrong, without the urge to promote Right and to destroy Wrong, is a gross immorality in itself, for morality lives and dies with the human endeavour to establish its victory upon earth.”

Source : Muhammad Asad (1993). “Islam at the Crossroads”, p.18, The Other Press
“I don't think you can ever make enough to be set for life. Well, I guess there are limits. In the billions, I guess.”
“So remember, if you're feeling bitter - or sorry for yourself about what you've done, and how much good you've accomplished - or if you find yourself more than anyone else talking about the good you've done, you're doing it for the wrong reasons, because it should be the default.”

Source : YouTube Channel "Ysabella Brave"/"Doing Good - for the right reasons!", www.youtube.com. March 13, 2008.
“Waves, sky, trees, Essrog - I was off the page now, away from the grammar of skyscrapers and pavement.”

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