There is a story, which is fairly well known, about when the missionaries came to Africa. They had the Bible and we, the natives, had the land. They said Let us pray, and we dutifully shut our eyes. When we opened them, why, they now had the land and we had the Bible.
~quote about Religion by Desmond M. Tutu, Religious Human Rights and the Bible (read the speech here)
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~quotes on Conformity by Condorcet, Progress of the Human Mind, 1794 The guardian angels of life fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us.
~sayings on Angels by Jean Paul Richter I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.
~quotations on Jewelry by Titus Maccius Plautus Who brings a tale takes two away.
~inspiring friendship quotes by Irish Proverb Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said
~saying about inspiring friendship by Unknown
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~quote about Laughter by Yiddish Proverb Sex at age ninety is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.
~quotes on Sex by George Burns You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip
~sayings on Commitment Ceremonies by Jonathan Carroll, "Outside the Dog Museum" The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them.
~quotations on Books Reading by Samuel Butler A widespread taste for pornography means that nature is alerting us to some threat of extinction.
~inspiring friendship quotes by J.G. Ballard, News from the Sun, Myths of the Near Future, 1982 Dreams do not vanish, so long as people do not abandon them
~saying about inspiring friendship by Phantom F. Harlock Beauty's sister is vanity, and its daughter lust.
~quote about Vanity by Author Unknown The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
~quotes on Education by Will Rogers When you do things from your soul you feel a river moving in you, a joy. When action come from another section, the feeling disappears.
~sayings on Soul by Jalal ad-Din Rumi Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come alive. When the destructive analysis of day is done, and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again. When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of a tree.
~quotations on Night by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry We only live once. But if we live properly one is enough.
~inspiring friendship quotes by The kindest word in all the world is the unkind word, unsaid.
~saying about inspiring friendship by Author Unknown I got a postcard from my gynecologistIt said, "Did you know it's time for your annual check-up?" No, but now my mailman does
~quote about Women's Greetings by Cathy Ladman Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.
~quotes on Wise Words by Malcolm S. Forbes The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
~sayings on Government by William E. Borah One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do.
~quotations on Self Confidence by Henry Ford I believe in God; I just don't trust anyone who works for him.
~inspiring friendship quotes by Author Unknown I could eat alphabet soup and shit better lyrics.
~saying about inspiring friendship by Johnny Mercer, on a British musical Women have an incredible ability to pick up on emotional signals. For example, there are some wolves that are so clever they have learned to dress up like sheep. Man says, 'Looks like a sheep. Talks like a sheep.' Woman says, 'Ain't no sheep!'.
~quote about Emotions by Jim Rohn I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.
~quotes on Feminism by Alanis Morissette, quoted in Reader's Digest, March 2000 When a fellow says it hain't the money but the principle o' the thing, it's th' money.
~sayings on Money by Frank McKinney Kin Hubbard, Hoss Sense and Nonsense, 1926 In God we trust, all others we virus scan.
~quotations on Computers by Author Unknown Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.
~inspiring friendship quotes by Anne Lamott A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
~saying about inspiring friendship by Andre Maurois A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.
~quote about Conformity by Ralph Waldo Emerson It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.
~quotes on Property by Bertrand Russell, Principles of Social Reconstruction, 1917 My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
~sayings on Housework by Erma Bombeck Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend.
~quotations on Dogs by Corey Ford The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy
~inspiring friendship quotes by Dwight D. Eisenhower A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.
~saying about inspiring friendship by Paul Erdos Those who wish to pet and baby wild animals love them. But those who respect their natures and wish to let them live normal lives, love them more.
~quote about Environment by Edwin Way Teale, Circle of the Seasons, 1953 A man may be born a jackass; but it is his business if he makes himself a double one.
~quotes on Integrity by Martin H. Fischer
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