"Work for your own soul's sake."

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Edgar Lee Masters

#Peace Quotes #Passion Quotes #Soul Quotes

“Sick, our nature demanded to be healed; fallen, to be raised up; dead, to rise again... Closed in the darkness, it was necessary to bring us the light; captives, we awaited a Savior... Are these things minor or insignificant? Did they not move God to descend to human nature and visit it, since humanity was in so miserable and unhappy a state?”
“I even do my ready-to-wear samples like couture.”
“I never walked the streets of New York hoping to be a musical comedy star. For one thing, they would have thought I was too tall, because l was five feet eight and a half, and they were all little bitty things running around in the studio at that time.”
“Love is illogical, love had consequences--I did this to myself, and I should be able to take it.”
“To marry is to surrender everything--not only your body but your pride, your independence, even your life.”

Source : Donna Woolfolk Cross (2009). “Pope Joan: A Novel”, p.64, Broadway Books
“Always make it a goal to keep your conversations cordial. Sometimes that will not be possible. If a principled, charitable expression of your ideas makes someone mad, thereâ€™s little you can do about it. Jesusâ€™ teaching made some people furious. Just make sure itâ€™s your ideas that offend and not you, that your beliefs cause the dispute and not your behavior.”
“Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.”
“Sane, normal people don't need power trips. So the lunatics end up in charge of everything.”

Source : James P. Hogan (1997). “Paths to Otherwhere”, Pocket Books

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