"Our own theological Church, as we know, has scorned and vilified the body till it has seemed almost a reproach and a shame to have one, yet at the same time has credited it with power to drag the soul to perdition."

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Source : "Woman and Her Era". Book by Eliza Farnham, pt. 1, ch. 1, 1864.

Eliza Farnham

#Soul Quotes #Church Quotes #Body Quotes

“Nice dress you're almost wearing. You ever think about changing professions?" -Ranger”
“The only thing you ever have is now.”
“Study the past, if you would divine the future.”
“We do need the federal government to share information with us. We need local governments to increase supply. We need affordable places for people to live.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“I was a hardworking junkie. Heroin doesn't affect your brain. It doesn't touch your thinking. It's purely physical.”
“The topdog may win the game of force. But not the moral issue - and when that dawns upon him and his allies, change of consciousness sets in, and demoralization starts thawing the frozen heart. The game is over.”

Source : Johan Galtung, Carl G. Jacobsen, Kai Frithjof Brand-Jacobsen (2002). “Searching for peace: the road to TRANSCEND”, Pluto Pr
“You create your reality. You will find this freedom by learning to look inward, and by realizing that you create the reality that you know. There are no exceptions to this rule. Your successes and your failures alike, you have yourselves created. If you would but understand, this is the truth that would make you free.”
“College athletics are so entrenched and enjoyed by so many people that they will never be discontinued or substantially changed. I know that. I just pity the people caught in that tender trap. And most of all, I pity those kids.”

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