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“The study of truth requires a considerable effort - which is why few are willing to undertake it out of love of knowledge - despite the fact that God has implanted a natural appetite for such knowledge in the minds of men.”
― Summa Contra Gentiles: Volumes 1-4 in Five Books
― Summa Contra Gentiles: Volumes 1-4 in Five Books
“To suffer and to be happy although suffering, to have one’s feet on the earth, to walk on the dirty and rough paths of this earth and yet to be enthroned with Christ at the Father’s right hand, to laugh and cry with the children of this world and ceaselessly sing the praises of God with the choirs of angels—this is the life of the Christian until the morning of eternity breaks forth.”
― The Hidden Life: Essays, Meditations, Spiritual Text
― The Hidden Life: Essays, Meditations, Spiritual Text
“And also don’t forget, the reason opportunity is often missed is that it usually comes disguised as hard work.”
― Trial
― Trial
“Yes, well... I suppose the man who owns nothing is free."
Gunnulf replied, "A man's possessions own him more than he owns them.”
― Kristin Lavransdatter
Gunnulf replied, "A man's possessions own him more than he owns them.”
― Kristin Lavransdatter
“The people we surround ourselves with either raise or lower our standards. They either help us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves or encourage us to become lesser versions of ourselves. We become like our friends. No man becomes great on his own. No woman becomes great on her own. The people around them help to make them great.
We all need people in our lives who raise our standards, remind us of our essential purpose, and challenge us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves.”
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We all need people in our lives who raise our standards, remind us of our essential purpose, and challenge us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves.”
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