To that movement, consecrated by religious principle, sustained by an awful sense of justice, and cheered by the brightest hopes of future good, all our powers, talents, and attainments are devoted.
George Ripley
Related Obstacles may retard, but they cannot long prevent the progress of a movement sanctioned by its just... JEFFERSON DAVIS Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly ones own virtues or ... SASKYA PANDITA Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or... SATCHEL PAIGE Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtue... SATCHEL PAIGE Not to be cheered by praise, Not to be grieved by blame, But to know thoroughly ones own vir... SASKYA PANDITA In a world of words, anything is possible... LAURA WRIGHT LAROCHE By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idealism and their sense of justic... IAN MCEWAN Everything passes by, and we are left with just our memories BEN OAK Truth is irrelevant. What is relevant is whether or not they believe it." The logic in th... SARAH MACLEAN Want LESS! Need LESS! Live MORE! 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Pain'd by the past, expecting ills to come,
In ... FRANCESCO PETRARCH Our tragedy is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear ... WILLIAM FAULKNER Not only have we not done the good things that God really wants us to do, but in fact, we’ve done ... ERIN O'RIORDAN Free institutions are not the property of any majority. They do not confer upon majorities unlimite... WALTER LIPPMANN Solitude is an excellent opportunity to develop, enrich and add value to our lives by sharpening our... SUNDAY ADELAJA I am the instigator of my adversities but at the same time I am the architect of my success. KARON WADDELL O, the sheer magnificence of words that come together like waves upon a beach, each telling its own ... JOHN M SHEEHAN
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