"The Renaissance was a time of mercenary soldiers, ours is a time of mercenary labor."

-- Eric Hoffer

#Time Quotes #Soldier Quotes #Renaissance Quotes

“If a person trains his mind to walk in the spirit, and brings his whole mind to bear upon its operations, and upon the principles of faith which are calculated to put him in possession of the power of God, how much greater will be his faculties for obtaining knowledge. . . .”
“You are what you share.”
“Tea is more than an idealization of the form of drinking; it is a religion of the art of life.”

Source : Kakuzo Okakura (2008). “The Book of Tea”, p.43, Applewood Books
“The prayer of the feeblest saint who lives in the Spirit and keeps right with God is a terror to Satan. The very powers of darkness are paralyzed by prayer; no spiritualistic seance can succeed in the presence of a humble praying saint. No wonder Satan tries to keep our minds fussy in active work till we cannot think in prayer.”
“There were some so afraid of death that they prayed for death.”
“Who can begin conventional amiability the first thing in the morning?”
“Plant life instead of animal food is the keystone of regeneration. Jesus used bread instead of flesh and wine in place of blood at the Lord's Supper.”
“We Can Only Exist By Taking Our Minds Off The Fact That We Exist”

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