"For others the mourning is over. Others would say that whilst one God has died - the God of ontotheology perhaps? - this allows for the good news of a God who is to come, a God who will be better able to gather up and give justice to all the manifold aspirations of human life towards goodness and meaning (and not just to those who are able to fit into a narrow 'religious' framework)."

-- George Pattison

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“To err is human; to forgive, divine.”

Source : An Essay on Criticism l. 525 (1711). The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs notes, "Although known in Latin (humanum est errare, it is human to err) and in earlier English versions, this saying is generally quoted in Pope's words." The ODP cites "To offend is humaine, to repent diuine" (Henry Wotton, 1578) and "To erre is humane, to repent is divine" (James Howell, 1659).
“It's hard to be objective about your own work.”
“I have traveled with Jessy Dixon for the past several years and never have I been with an artists with more heart. He is the real thing.”
“It is wrong not to give a hand to the fallen. This right is common to the whole human race.”

Source : "Controversiae". Book 1, Chapter 1, sect. 14. Translation from Norman T. Pratt "Seneca's Drama", p. 140, 1983.
“A eugoogoolizer...one who speaks at funerals...Or did you think I was too stupid to know what a eugoogooly was?”
“In a place that feels safe and private, constructively express your sadness by allowing yourself to cry. While crying, acknowledge your hurts and losses. Don't indulge any negative thoughts about yourself. Just keep telling yourself, "I'm fine. It's okay to cry. I just feel sad." You'll immediately feel washed clean, even joyful.”
“As for Hitler, his professed religion unhesitatingly juxtaposed the God-Providence and Valhalla. Actually his god was an argument at a political meeting and a manner of reaching an impressive climax at the end of speeches.”
“We're just beginning to learn the importance of music in our society.”

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