“I would always rather be happy than dignified.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”
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Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”
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“A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.”
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“To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind for it.”
― Essays
― Essays
“The greatest fear in the world is of the opinions of others. And the moment you are unafraid of the crowd you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion. A great roar arises in your heart, the roar of freedom.”
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
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