"The world is to be cleaned by somebody, and you are not called of God if you are ashamed to scrub."

-- Henry Ward Beecher

#Calling Quotes #World Quotes #Ashamed Quotes

“The surest sign that God is alive in you is joy.”
“I believe that time destroys everything. You can take one beautiful apple, red. After a while, it becomes shrivelled and full of worms, just like what happens to us”
“I'm not interested in being a celebrity; I'm interested in being a better actor and a better director.”
“I like flesh. I do! Something to hold.”
“Famous people complain about fame, but they never want to give it back, myself included.”
“It is in dialogue with pain that many beautiful things acquire their value. Acquaintance with grief turns out to be one of the more unusual prerequisites of architectural appreciation. We might, quite aside from all other requirements, need to be a little sad before buildings can properly touch us.”
“Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright moon.”

Source : Ikkyū (2003). “Wild Ways: Zen Poems”, White Pine Press (NY)
“The laws of God given to mankind are embodied in the gospel plan, and the Church of Jesus Christ is made responsible for teaching these laws to the world.”

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