Stan Chambers

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“It's all right not to believe in luck and omens. Nobody believes in them. But it doesn't do any good to take chances with them and no one takes chances.”
― John Steinbeck, Cannery Row

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“Why did his mind pick its way as delicately as a cat through cactus?”
― John Steinbeck, Cannery Row

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“Joy is the emotional expression of the courageous YES to one's own true being.”
― Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be

tags: philosophy-of-religion

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“Language has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone.”
― Paul Tillich, The Eternal Now

tags: loneliness, solitude

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“Our language has wisely sensed these two sides of man’s being alone. It has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone. Although, in daily life, we do not always distinguish these words, we should do so consistently and thus deepen our understanding of our human predicament.”
― Paul Tillich, The Eternal Now

tags: loneliness, solitude

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