“Strive now to unite in yourself all the virtues of these different examples. Have the purity of virgins, the austerity of anchorites, the zeal of pastors and bishops, and the constancy of martyrs.”
― The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse
― The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse
“Perhaps real wisdom lies in not seeking answers at all. Any answer we find will not be true for long. An answer is a place where we can fall asleep as life moves past us to its next question. After all these years I have begun to wonder if the secret of living well is not in having all the answers but in pursuing unanswerable questions in good company.”
― My Grandfather's Blessings : Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging
― My Grandfather's Blessings : Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging
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