"By withholding the knowledge of [the Scriptures] from children, we deprive ourselves of the best means of awakening moral sensibility in their minds."

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Source : Benjamin Rush (1988). “Essays: Literary, Moral and Philosophical”, Union College

Benjamin Rush

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“If I were to be responsible for guiding souls, I would urge everyone to be aware of God's constant presence, if for no other reason than His presence is a delight to our souls and spirit.”

Source : Brother Lawrence (2013). “The Brother Lawrence Collection”, p.59, Simon and Schuster
“I am jealous of those who think more deeply, who write better, who draw better, who ski better, who look better, who live better, who love better than I.”
“Writing is a conversation, to me. The best kind. You can't get interrupted.”
“If the material consumption of a fraction of humanity is already harming the planet, is there an alternative path that enables all of humanity to live more lightly upon the Earth while experiencing a higher quality of life?”

Source : Duane Elgin (2010). “Voluntary Simplicity Second Revised Edition: Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich”, p.3, Harper Collins
“As the books grew bigger and more ambitious, the situations in question sometimes became political ones, and so it became necessary to start painting in the social background on a scale which eventually became panoramic.”
“Deep and elegant explanations relate to natural or social phenomena and the observer often has no place in them.”
“We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last.”
“The Lord speaks to us through the Scriptures and in our prayer. Let us learn to keep silence before him, as we meditate upon the Gospel.”

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