"It is when we are faced with death that we turn most bookish."

-- Jules Renard

“Generalities are intellectually necessary evils.”
“The ways of the mind are ancient, but you are timeless”
“In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.”
“The biggest surprise, which is also the best, is that I didn't know I would love motherhood as much as I do.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I want to take the word Christianity back to Christ himself, back to that mighty heart whose pulse seems to throb through the world to-day, that endless fountain of charity out of which I believe has come all true progress and all civilization that deserves the name .. I go back to that great Spirit which contemplated a sacrifice for the whole of humanity. That sacrifice is not one of exclusion, but of an infinite and endless and joyous inclusion. And I thank God for it.”

Source : "What is Religion?". Speech at the "Parliament of World Religions", Columbian Exposition, Chicago World's Fair, 1893.
“My hope is that I can somehow raise the level of consciousness about world events.”
“Basically, I go to the local farmer's market and decide to what to cook then, depending on what I find. Either my wife or I cook, and we usually finish a bottle or two of wine by the time we are done cooking and eating.”
“A duty dodged is like a debt unpaid; it is only deferred, and we must come back and settle the account at last.”

Source : Joseph Fort Newton (1937). “Living Every Day: A Book of Faith, Philosophy, and Fun,”

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