“Do you see how he who has acquired a good heart through his efforts and by doing the commandments has acquired the whole Godhead, which is that good treasure, to dwell within him?”
― On the Mystical Life: The Ethical Discourses : On Virtue and Christian Life Vol. 2
― On the Mystical Life: The Ethical Discourses : On Virtue and Christian Life Vol. 2
“All things appear incredible to us, as they differ more or less from our own manners.”
― Utopia
― Utopia
“You are meant to lose the people you love. How else would you know how important they are to you?”
― The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
― The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
“to pursue your own interests is prudent; to pursue the public interest as well is pious; but to pursue your own pleasure by depriving others of theirs is unjust.”
― Utopia
― Utopia
“The Utopians fail to understand why anyone should be so fascinated by the dull gleam of a tiny bit of stone, when he has all the stars in the sky to look at.”
― Utopia
― Utopia
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