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“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
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“In the Christian context, we do not mean by a "mystery" merely that which is baffling and mysterious, an enigma or insoluble problem. A mystery is, on the contrary, something that is revealed for our understanding, but which we never understand exhaustively because it leads into the depth or the darkness of God. The eyes are closed—but they are also opened.”
― The Orthodox Way
― The Orthodox Way
“Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.”
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“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”
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“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.”
― The Descent of Man
― The Descent of Man
Leila’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Leila’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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