Dread not events unknown, and be not downhearted, for the fountain of the water of life is involved in obscurity.
BILL VAUGHANThere is that in the soul of man which must respond to the highest in virtue. It may not respond at once. Human nature can easily be over-faced by examples too remote and austere.
More Bill Vaughan Quotes
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The more we succeed, the more we’re seduced into thinking we can control everything. We dissect Revelation to get a sense of control over the future.
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Because, as we are told-a sad old joke, too- Ghosts, like the ladies, never speak till spoke to.
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Most people – and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all – are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right.
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Even if you feed the cow cocoa you will not get chocolate.
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If the distance between ourselves and others becomes too great, we experience isolation and alienation, yet if the proximity to others becomes too close, we feel smothered and trapped.
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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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Discipline means protection from one’s own wanton interest.
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Meditating means bringing the mind back to something again and again. Thus, we all meditate, but unless we direct it in some way, we meditate on ourselves and on our own problems, reinforcing our self-clinging.
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Deep in the sea are riches beyond compare, But if you seek safety, it is on the shore.
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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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The eyes are the amulets of the mind.
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A decision of the courts decided that the game of golf may be played on a Sunday, not being a game within the view of the law, but being a form of moral effort.
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By the age of twenty, any young man should know whether or not he is to be a specialist and just where his tastes lie.
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Perhaps God chose me to be an atheist?
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It’s never safe to be nostalgic about something until you’re absolutely certain there’s no chance of its coming back
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