"A strange thing surely that my Heart, when love had come unsought Upon the Norman upland or in that poplar shade, Should find no burden but itself and yet should be worn out. It could not bear that burden and therefore it went mad."

-- William Butler Yeats

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“I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.”
“Nobody trusts the industrial food system to give them good food.”
“Gratitude places you in the energy field of plentitude. Perceiving life in a consciousness of gratitude is literally stepping into another dimension of living. Suddenly the seeming ordinariness of your days takes on a divine sparkle.”

Source : FaceBook post by Michael Bernard Beckwith from Jan 11, 2013
“Violence is a form of cinematic entertainment.”
“If you want a symbol of Roman power and strength look no further than the Praetorian or Imperial Guard. We could take this one step further. It was this world of Roman power into which Christ came, in which the Apostles ministered, in which the New Testament authors wrote, and in which Christianity came into being. And to all of those things, Rome stood opposed, violently opposed.”
“Given man's nature, freedom will always be in jeopardy, and the only question that need concern each of us is if and how well we took our stand in its defense during the short period of time when we were potentially a part of the struggle.”

Source : Benjamin A. Rogge (1979). “Can Capitalism Survive?”, Liberty Fund
“If you're going to paint from photos, make sure you've painted for at least ten years.”
“I said in an interview at the time that God's job is not to make sick people healthy. That's the doctors' job. God's job is to make sick people brave.”

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