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I came to believe in a power much higher than I
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On my view there is no net benefit to coming into existence and thus coming into existence is never worth its costs.
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Whatever I believed, I did; I did with my whole heart and mind as far as possible to do so...
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Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me' and other such simple courtesies...Rudeness, the absence of the sacrament of consideration, is but another mark that our time-is-money society is lacking in spirituality, if not also in its enjoyment of life.
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Enthusiasm is the force that leads us to the final victory.
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Then marble, soften'd into life, grew warm.
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More poignant for us, at Laetoli in Tanzania are the companionable footprints of three real hominids, probably Australopithecus afarensis, walking together 3.6 million years ago in what was then fresh volcanic ash. Who does not wonder what these individuals were to each other, whether they held hands or even talked, and what forgotten errand they shared in a Pliocene dawn?
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There is a lot of relief for daters who are serious about wanting to be in a relationship. This comes in the form of what appears to be dramatic changes like speed dating and Internet dating.
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Gratitude is like the good faith of traders: it maintains commerce, and we often pay, not because it is just to discharge our debts, but that we may more readily find people to trust us.
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People call me a saint and I think, I have to work harder. Because a saint would be a great thing to be.
