Category: quotes
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“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage”
I found myself thinking about courage tonight, and found a quote that I liked a good deal: Sometimes even to live is an act of courage. —Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Letters to Lucilius I guess I related to it since I’ve gone through periods in life where just putting one foot in front of the other…
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Quote: Old Truths
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends—honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism—these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What…
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Quote: Meaning, Grace, and Fulfillment
In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance. Let us open our eyes and see the heavy hearts, notice the loneliness and despair; let us feel the silent prayers of others around us, and let us…