"Perfection does not consist in macerating or killing the body, but in killing our perverse self-will."

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Source : William Law (1726). “A practical treatise upon Christian perfection”, p.2

St. Catherine of Siena

#Self Esteem Quotes #Perfection Quotes #Body Quotes

“God uses people. God uses people to perform His work. He does not send angels. Angels weep over it, but God does not use angels to accomplish His purposes. He uses burdened broken-hearted weeping men and women.”
“We turn not older with years but newer every day.”

Source : Emily Dickinson, Thomas Herbert Johnson, Theodora Ward (1986). “The Letters of Emily Dickinson”, p.499, Harvard University Press
“But I hate the way our identity has changed. We used to establish the run and wear teams down and try not to make mistakes, and weâ€™d rely on our defense to keep us in the game and make big plays to put us in position to win. Kyle Orton might not be the flashiest quarterback, but the guy is a winner, and that formula worked for us. I hate to say it, but thatâ€™s the truth.”
“Speed isn't everything; you gotta look cool on the touge too.”
“If one... struggles for what is beyond the most proper, doing not in accordance with one's natural ability, acting not with one's genuine feeling, one will surely get into trouble.”
“be present, be concentrated, and be strong.”

Source : Laurence G. Boldt (1999). “Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design”, p.247, Penguin
“The better you are at communicating, negotiating, and handling your fear of rejection, the easier life is.”
“And so, you can do hundreds and hundreds of studies showing a general factor and just so long as you restrict your populations, your testing materials and the kinds of situations you look at, you can keep finding the same wrong thing again and again.”

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