# 1:

Those who believe in God, abandon God.


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# 237:

Weighing one sin against another does not change the fact that a sin is a sin.


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# 108:

It’s not what we take,
but what we make that interests me.

# 13:

The universe is not the product of an intelligent being, the universe is an intelligent being.


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# 63:

The secret of wisdom
is to question
what you think you know.


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# 8:

In poetry,
the writing is the thing that comes last.


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# 25:

You must give up where you are
before you can get somewhere else.


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# 228:

Someday, people will look back at us and laugh at our appearances. But most of all, they will be amazed at what we believed.


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# 19:

If you are not living the life you imagined, imagine the life you are living.


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# 243:

The game’s no longer fun,
after the game is won.


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# 170:

Earth is a graveyard.


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# 186:

We are all called.
Some of us listen.
Some of us hear.
Some of us answer.


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# 255:

No mind of man shaped these mountains.


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# 171:

Maintenance is an unwelcome distraction.


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# 169:

The way to end conflict
is to desire an end to conflict
above all else.


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# 181:

Anyone who can look back at life
without feeling some degree of humility
is either a saint or a liar.


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# 160:

Children have a way of living up to
their parents’ worst expectations.


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# 166:

If you pray for the end of all suffering,
you are praying for the end of this world.


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# 155:

It’s original ignorance,
not original sin.


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# 187:

Do not overburden your heart
with what is beyond your influence.


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# 188:

Too many conclusions crowd out the mystery
of not knowing, leaving little room
for the surprise of discovery.


~ Russ Allison Loar
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