All that a pacifist can undertake -- but it is a very great deal -- is to refuse to kill, injure or otherwise cause suffering to another human creature, and untiringly to order his life by the rule of love though others may be captured by hate.


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It's a commonly expressed and rather nice, romantic notion that we are all "sisters" and "brothers."...
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Listen to the trees as they sway in the wind.

Their leaves are telling secrets. Their bar...
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Frost grows on the window glass, forming whorl patterns of lovely translucent geometry.

B...
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When tough times come, it is particularly important to offset them with much gentle softness. Be a p...
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Come, fly with me!" cried the goddess, as she sped ahead of them, her extremities flaming with a com...
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Patriotism is a thing difficult to put into words. It is neither precisely an emotion nor an opinion...
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We're all sick of holy wars and bloodshed because religion is supposed to give us life and a bet...
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What is it about wearing a tuxedo or that little black dress, that makes us feel confident, beautifu...
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Here's a new 'Blessing' for our time --

'May Anderson Cooper never be sent to report on ...
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The limelight is a tricky place, because you can't believe what's going on around you. You s...
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My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie.
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I started at the very highest level so the upper end is something I know very well. I know it instin...
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If Music is a Place -- then Jazz is the City, Folk is the Wilderness, Rock is the Road, Classical is...
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Figure skating has been a great influence for me. I took dance at the School of American Ballet, whi...
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My mother is the reason I'm in fashion. She worshiped it. Unfortunately, she infected me.
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Sometimes I think that wisdoms slip from my mind like drool from the lips of an idiot...

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I've just been bitten on the neck by a vampire... mosquito. Does that mean that when the night comes...
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The funny thing is that I'm the girl who no one sees at the beach. Ask anyone who's traveled...
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Here's a funny question:

What is your favorite word?

Think about it—maybe it...
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Luck is not as random as you think.

Before that lottery ticket won the jackpot, someone h...
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Ice is most welcome in a cold drink on a hot day.

But in the heart of winter, you want a ...
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Snowflakes swirl down gently in the deep blue haze beyond the window. The outside world is a dream.<...
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I'm only waiting for Lindsay Lohan's fashion collection to come out. Ten years from now, the...
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I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't und...
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Not every puzzle is intended to be solved. Some are in place to test your limits. Others are, in fac...
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A tornado of thought is unleashed after each new insight. This in turn results in an earthquake of a...
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Whenever you go on a trip to visit foreign lands or distant places, remember that they are all someo...
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When you wake up from a dream you have only a few precious moments before the details of the dream b...
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Karma has been a pop culture term for ages. But really, what the heck is it?

Karma is not...
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Incidentally, the world is magical.
Magic is simply what's off our human scale... at the...
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Today is an ephemeral ghost...

A strange amazing day that comes only once every four year...
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Since the dawn of existence, you mortals have feared dying, feared the unknown and the pain o...
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Gift giving is a true art.

1. You need to understand the person to whom you intend to giv...
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Most of us have nicknames—annoying, endearing, embarrassing.

But what about your true n...
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We are all glorified motion sensors.

Some things only become visible to us when they unde...
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[Then she moved into the eveningwear, fragrance and tabletop categories. This is only her second yea...
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Worry is the secret weapon perpetrated upon us by the dark forces of the world that lurk in the shap...
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What a strange thing it is to wake up to a milk-white overcast June morning! The sun is hidden by a ...
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