Brother Lawrence Quotes
The greater perfection a soul aspires after, the more dependent it is upon Divine Grace.
Brother Lawrence
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I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul.
Victor Hugo
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No one teaches you how to be a famous person; no one teaches you how to be a role model. It's something you have to do on your own.
Maisie Williams
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Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are too many corporate interests. It's not about the actual music because it's about the corporation, and music just becomes part of a package.
Ziggy Marley
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I'll drive down the street, and I'll practice improv. I will sit there at a red light and see two guys talking to each other, and I will just start playing both characters. I can't hear them, but I can see their mouths moving, so I'll just put words in their mouths.
J. B. Smoove
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Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of prophets. He saw with open eye the mystery of the soul. Drawn by its severe harmony, ravished with its beauty, he lived in it and had his being there. Alone in all history, he estimated the greatness of man.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Rock was always part of my heart and soul. But the times just changed and everybody wanted to dance.
Narada Michael Walden
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When a man sleeps, he is steeped and lost in a limp toneless happiness: awake he is restless, tortured by his body and the illusion of existence. Why have men spent the centuries seeking to overcome the awakened body? Put it to sleep, that is a better way. Let it serve only to turn the sleeping soul over, to change the blood-stream and thus make possible a deeper and more refined sleep.
Flann O'Brien
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I admire machinery as much is any man, and am as thankful to it as any man can be for what it does for us. But it will never be a substitute for the face of a man, with his soul in it, encouraging another man to be brave and true.
Charles Dickens
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Those who believe that... detailed rules originate in a certain cause, are as far from the truth as those who assume that the whole law is useless.
Maimonides
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Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and look back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
Dalai Lama
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We've reached a difficult level to break. That doesn't mean don't keep trying.
Anne Stevens
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The greater perfection a soul aspires after, the more dependent it is upon Divine Grace.
Brother Lawrence