The easy way has never in the long run commanded the allegiance of mankind. - Edith Hamilton

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Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves are an act of praise.

Edith Hamilton

The easy way has never in the long run commanded the allegiance of mankind.

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Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.

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To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful. . . was a mark of the Greek spirit.

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The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.

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It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid on the pleasure of becoming an educated person, the enormous interest it adds to life. To be able to be caught up into the world of thought-that is to be educated.

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Pain is the most individualized thing on earth. It is true that it is the great common bond as well, but that realization only comes when it is over. To suffer is to be alone. To watch another suffer is to know the barrier that shuts each of us away by himself Only individuals can suffer.

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Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves are an act of praise.

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In my imagination yes, I remember, when I was six years old, I was conducting all this concert in my house. But now it's real.

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Buzz Bissinger

But I would much prefer students going to college to learn and be prepared for the rigors of the new economic order, rather than dumping fees on them to subsidize football programs that, far from enhancing the academic mission instead make a mockery of it.

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My post-child period resulted in one instant change: I write shorter books for kids.

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W. S. Gilbert

If the jests that you crack have an orthodox smack, You may get a bland smile from these sages; But should it, by chance, be imported from France, Half-a-crown is stopped out of your wages!

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