"Do what Jesus says,... what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing [see 1 Pt 2:18]."

-- Bernard of Clairvaux

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“I have not asked for life. But I try to accept whatever life brings without surprise. And I shall depart again without having questioned anyone about my strange stay here on earth.”
“Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them. Close them, and all you can feel is a bit of grit.”

Source : "Zen to Go" by Jon Winokur, (p. 126), 1989.
“We can actually reconstruct our past by examining what we think, say, feel, expect, believe, and do in an intimate relationship now.”
“Where no paths exist, a man strays only when he misses his destination. There is no crime, no transgression, no sin save foolishness or incompetence, and no obscenity save the tyranny of custom.”

Source : R. Scott Bakker (2008). “The Darkness that Comes Before: The Prince of Nothing, Book One (The Prince of Nothing)”, p.241, The Overlook Press
“If you look at football over the last 50 years there has been a gradual decrease in goals, you don't see too many 10-nils these days, but two, three or four goals per game is a good spectacle.”

Source : "Owen relies on honest approach to mean streets" by Paul Wilson, www.theguardian.com. June 10, 2006.
“You can't spell Citrus without UT”
“And what he ought to see, hear and understand is truth-eternal truth-and then practice it. That is conversion”
“Oh, had I received the education I desired, had I been bred to the profession of the law, I might have been a useful member of society, and instead of myself and my property being taken care of, I might have been a protector of the helpless, a pleader for the poor and unfortunate.”

Source : "The Grimke Sisters from South Carolina" by Gerda Lerner, Ch. 5, 1969.

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