What’s wonderful is to read the different translations – some done in 1600 and some in 1900 – of the same passage. It’s fascinating to watch the same tale repeated in such a different way by two different centuries.
BILL VAUGHANWork is the means of living, but it is not living.
More Bill Vaughan Quotes
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On the neck of a giraffe a flea begins to believe in immortality.
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Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like ‘excuse me’, and other such simple courtesies.
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Muscles come and go; flab lasts.
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The work of healing is peeling away the barriers of fear that keep us unaware of our true nature of love, peace, and rich interconnection with the web of life.
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All the problems of the world – child labor, corruption – are symptoms of a spiritual disease: lack of compassion.
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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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Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man’s lifetime income – which he then spends sending his son to college.
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There must be some great truth underlying the instinct for worship.
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The most malignant of enemies is the lust which abides within.
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Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request.
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Behavior is the theory of manners practically applied.
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The pretender sees no one but himself, Because he has the veil of conceit in front; If he were endowed with a God discerning eye, He would see that no one is weaker than himself.
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A three year old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm.
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The finger of God never leaves identical fingerprints.
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The true antidote to greed is contentment. If you have a strong sense of contentment, it doesn’t matter whether you obtain the object of your desire or not. Either way, you are still content.
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