Bertrand Russell Quotes
It is not by prayer and humility that you cause things to go as you wish, but by acquiring a knowledge of natural laws.
Quotes to Explore
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The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.
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I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.
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People who have a sense of peace that their priorities are in the right place also have a sense of humility and a realistic view on life.
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Practice radical humility. Take no credit for your talents, intellectual abilities, aptitudes, or proficiencies. Be in a state of awe and bewilderment.
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Making $30,000 on my first business deal was exciting, but not as exciting as the sudden knowledge that I did not have to work for anyone again.
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Today, India consumes about 682 watts per capita, far lesser than developed nations. As India develops, it will definitely require a lot more energy.
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I wish I had more confidence. I think that's probably my Achilles' heel. If I had more, I probably would have felt emboldened to make more interesting music earlier on, or really go for it in an artistic or songwriting sense.
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It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying and fasting and touching one's head to a prayer mat.
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Summer is not obligatory. We can start an infernally hard jigsaw puzzle in June with the knowledge that, if there are enough rainy days, we may just finish it by Labor Day, but if not, there's no harm, no penalty. We may have better things to do.
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My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility.
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.
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When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.
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If a little black girl in Montgomery, Alabama, or some far-reaching region sees something that I do and aspires to do it one day with the knowledge that she can achieve it, then hey, my work is done.
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It is that of increasing knowledge of empirical fact, intimately combined with changing interpretations of this body of fact - hence changing general statements about it - and, not least, a changing a structure of the theoretical system.
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The people who abandon Jihad fall a victim to humility and degradation.
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The odd thing about 'Cripple of Inishmaan' is it's never actually been performed on the island.
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We don't have a jewellery background, so we just come up with these things that we wanna wear, that we wish were out there, you know?
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If there is one thing I have learned on this incredible journey we call life, it is this: the sign of a truly successful individual is humility.
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Peace and Blessings manifest with every lesson learned. If your knowledge were your wealth then it would be well earned.
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Men of prayer, before anything else, are indispensable to the furtherance of the kingdom of God on earth. No other sort will fit in the scheme or do the deed. Men, great and influential in other things but small in prayer, cannot do the work Almighty God has set out for His Church to do in this, His world.
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In doing God's work, there is no substitute for praying. The men of prayer cannot be displaced with other kinds of men.
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Humility is the embroidery of chiefs.
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The NCAA makes so much money off of their kids, and they put ridiculous - absolutely ridiculous - restrictions on everything that they can do.
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It is not by prayer and humility that you cause things to go as you wish, but by acquiring a knowledge of natural laws.
