Material civilization, nay, even luxury, is necessary to create work for the poor. Bread! Bread! I do not believe in a God who cannot give me bread here, giving me eternal bliss in heaven!
BILL VAUGHANThe world could not long ignore a holy church. The church is not despised because it is holy: it is despised because it is not holy enough.
More Bill Vaughan Quotes
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Some idea of inflation comes from seeing a youngster get his first job at a salary you dreamed of as the culmination of your career.
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He (God) doesn’t need me, but He desires me.
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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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We’ve found some things that are suspicious in nature, and we’re going to err on the side of caution.
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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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Dread not events unknown, and be not downhearted, for the fountain of the water of life is involved in obscurity.
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Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve. Middle age is when you’re forced to.
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A nation has character only when it is free.
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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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Keep right on to the end of the road, Keep right on to the end. Tho’the way be long let your heart be strong, Keep right on round the bend. T
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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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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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Who grasps with his fist one who has an arm of steel injures only his own powerless wrist. Wait till inconstant fortune ties his hand, then … pick out his brains.
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The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects.
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