"O Lord, make this Lenten season different from the other ones. Let me find you again. Amen."

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Henri Nouwen

#Different Quotes #Lord Quotes #Lenten Quotes

“No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a strange, divine dissatisfaction , a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.”

Source : "The Life and Work of Martha Graham". Book by Agnes de Mille, p. 264, 1991.
“Some have said that the clash between Catholicism and Protestantism illustrates the old maxim that religious freedom is the product of two equally pernicious fanaticisms, each cancelling the other out.”
“Enclosures have been appropriately called a revolution of the rich against the poor.”
“I don't think that there is one "authentic" element of American style to identity - it's about a sense of freedom, individuality, and embracing personal style. Fashion also has a bit of mystery, which is part of the allure, and yet anyone can partake.”
“Savages!' he echoed, ironically. 'You set foot on one of the shores of this globe, professor, and youâ€™re surprised to find savages? Where arenâ€™t there savages? Besides, are they any worse than others, these whom you call savages?”
“Indifference to all the refinements of life--it's really shocking. Just Calvinism, that's all. Calvinism without the excuse of Calvin's theology.”
“We are going to the moon that is not very far. Man has so much farther to go within himself.”
“Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar.”

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