"None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives."

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Source : Benjamin Whichcote (1753). “Moral and religious aphorisms collected from the manuscript papers of the reverend and learned Doctor Whichcote; and published in 1703, by Dr. Jeffery. Now re-published, with very large additions, ... by Samuel Salter, ... To which are added, Eight letter”, p.95

Benjamin Whichcote

#Thinking Quotes #Religion Quotes #Reform Quotes

“I admire people who are suited to the contemplative life. They can sit inside themselves like honey in a jar and just be.”
“There is an immutable conflict at work in life and in business, a constant battle between peace and chaos. Neither can be mastered, but both can be influenced. How you go about that is the key to success.”
“Once, in a three-day taping that included several sadists, the material was so overwhelming that both the film crew and I got sick - I with a sinus infection, and the entire film crew with a flu so severe they had to delay their departure from the motel. Our immune systems had weakened, I believe, from the beating out souls had taken.”

Source : Anna C. Salter (2004). “Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders : who They Are, how They Operate, and how We Can Protect Ourselves and Our Children”, p.6, Basic Books
“Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.”

Source : Richard Wright (1957). “Native Son”, p.366, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
“It's rare for a first lady to be running for president.”
“Singing is something I've always loved - I'm not sure what I would do without it!”
“It was my 16th birthday - my mom and dad gave me my Goya classical guitar that day. I sat down, wrote this song, and I just knew that that was the only thing I could ever really do - write songs and sing them to people.”
“I was always singing and dancing for my mother when I wasn't glued to the television watching I Love Lucy or the Carol Burnett Show.”

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