All the problems of the world – child labor, corruption – are symptoms of a spiritual disease: lack of compassion.
BILL VAUGHANThe great soul that sits on the throne of the universe is not, never was, and never will be, in a hurry.
More Bill Vaughan Quotes
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There is no need to engage in a mental dialogue about the merits and demerits of the fish, emotionally react to the fish, or jump into the water to try to catch the fish. Once the fish is out of sight, it should also be out of mind.
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Are there any vegetarians among cannibals?
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Books are delightful when prosperity happily smiles; when adversity threatens, they are inseparable comforters.
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It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them.
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American culture has always known success, not suffering, so we’ve never known what to do with this part of the Bible.
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What a pity that the only way to heaven is in a hearse.
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Discipline is like cabbage. We may not care for it ourselves, but feel sure it would be good for somebody else.
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There are two kinds of pedestrians… the quick and the dead.
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Kids are not driving themselves to McDonalds. It’s not about kids and their choices. It’s about parents and their choices.
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We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.
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The Four Rules of Life: 1. Show Up 2. Pay Attention 3.Tell the Truth 4. Don’t be upset at the results.
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The wonderful world of home appliances now makes it possible to cook indoors with charcoal and outdoors with gas.
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Perhaps God chose me to be an atheist?
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Men do not mirror themselves in running water; they mirror themselves in still water.
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Adolescence is society’s permission slip for combining physical maturity with psychological irresponsibility.
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It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to see what other people are doing with the same set of facts.
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Economics is the science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses.
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A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won’t cross the street to vote in a national election.
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Beauty, alone, may please, not captivate; if lacking grace, ’tis but a hookless bait.
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The pain endured. The lesson learned. Let it now be forgotten! Face the future with courage, cheerfulness, and hope. Give God the chance and He will make you forget all that it would be harmful to remember.
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The price of power is responsibility for the public good.
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The eagle may soar; beavers build dams.
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No one can bring to God what you can.
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One must seem to hear the unreasonable demands of the petulant, unmoved, and the tedious details of the dull, untired. That is the least price that a man must pay for a high station.
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The perfumed spectators are wont to look on, not to join in the struggle, nor to endure the sun, the heat, the dust, and the showers.
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I count this thing to be grandly true: That a noble deed is a step toward God.
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