"For a courageous man cannot die dishonorably, a man who has attained the consulship cannot die before his time, a philosopher cannot die wretchedly."

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“I think the reason Buddhism and Western psychology are so compatible is that Western psychology helps to identify the stories and the patterns in our personal lives, but what Buddhist awareness training does is it actually allows the person to develop skills to stay in what's going on.”
“What could ever be a sufficient reason for excusing in any way the direct murder of the innocent? This is precisely what we are dealing with here. Whether inflicted upon the mother or upon the child, it is against the precept of God and the law of nature: 'Thou shalt not kill.'”

Source : Catholic Church. Pope, Pope Pius XI, Gerald C. Treacy, Catholic Church. Pope (1922-1939 : Pius XI). (1939). “Five great encyclicals: Labor - education - marriage -reconstructing the social order - atheistic communism”
“Appliances have idiosyncracies, just like us. Unfortunately they have picked up our less attractive traits - they are proud, spiteful, and unforgiving.”
“Women are extremely important shapers of my own life.”
“Christians, who have given themselves into the care and keeping of the Lord Jesus, still continue to bend beneath the weight of their burden, and often go weary and heavy-laden throughout the whole length of their journey.”
“You know, we have main English language parties, federalist parties, and traditionally the ones to watch would be the Conservatives, who form the government, and then the Liberals.”
“It's not an easy choice, but that's OK. Easy doesn't equal good. Difficulty doesn't equal bad. It's just life, is all.”
“The future of Japan's economic growth depends on us having the willpower and the courage to sail without hesitation onto the rough seas of global competition.”

Source : "Japan’s New Leader Takes On Old Order to Jolt Economy" by Martin Fackler, www.nytimes.com. March 6, 2013.

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