"That is a true sentiment which makes us feel that we do not love our country less, but more, because we have laid up in our minds the knowledge of other lands and other institutions and other races, and have had enkindled afresh within us the instinct of a common humanity, and of the universal beneficence of the Creator."

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Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 442), 1895.

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

#Country Quotes #Race Quotes #Land Quotes

“Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.”
“Over the years, I've learned that you can have fun with the fabrics and other elements, but if it's not tailored right, you'll blow it.”
“Love becomes perfect only when it transcends itself --Becoming One with its object; Producing Unity of Being.”
“The airline business is crazy. I've not been enamored with the industry in general. You can't depend on anybody and anything. It's dog-eat-dog and one thing or another from one minute to the next. What I understand about it, I don't like what I see.”
“I always say it was great for God to send his only son, but I'm waiting for him to send his only daughter. Then things will really be great.”
“I don't want to be one of those people saying, 'Remember when things were better?'”
“I think all of us, at some point early on in our lives, knew that we wanted to create music. We are still really young and sometimes we do feel like we have to prove were as great as all the rest of the bands -old and young. But we just do what we love and people seem to be really excited about it.”
“For too long, we have focused on our differences - in our politics and backgrounds, in our race and beliefs - rather than cherishing the unity and pride that binds us together.”

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