"The foundation of reverence is this perception, that the present holds within itself the complete sum of existence, backwards and forwards, that whole amplitude of time, which is eternity."

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Source : Alfred North Whitehead (1967). “Aims of Education”, p.14, Simon and Schuster

Alfred North Whitehead

#Perception Quotes #Foundation Quotes #Eternity Quotes

“You see crime and you see all [ sharia] things happening, unfortunately all over Europe, because of (a) the mass immigration, but (b) also because of we politicians are not able to deal with it.”
“Depend upon it, you are just the sort of girl a man would be glad to have for his sister! You don't even know how to swoon, and I daresay if you tried you would make wretched work of it, for all you have is common sense, and of what use is that, pray?”
“The fear we throw about danger is always as disproportionate as a paternal shirt on an infant.”
“Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devil's propagation.”
“Most people approve of capital punishment, but most people wouldn't do the hangman's job.”
“When you're singing we all phrase each other in the most remarkable ways. I might hit some sort of thing I've never done before - some vocal pattern. Bonzo will pick it up - he'll phrase with me instantly and then Pagey may join in or start some other phrase - it's like a quadrant.”
“Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.”
“Dear young people, please, donâ€™t be observers of life, but get involved. Jesus did not remain an observer, but he immersed himself. Donâ€™t be observers, but immerse yourself in the reality of life, as Jesus did.”

Source : Pope Francis' address to the Prayer Vigil with the young people during the apostolic journey to Rio de Janeiro on the occasion of the XXVIII World Youth Day, at Waterfront of Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, w2.vatican.va. July 27, 2013.

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