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O habría sucumbido al terrible hábito francés de la arrogancia, igual que todos los demás? Francia

That's Frank Master's hand," he remarked.

His conscience, like a sunburnt scorpion, was stinging itself to death.

Despite all their rooftop antics, the only proposition they really had to offer was that luck multiplied by time transubstantiated matter.

I have a new philosophy. I only dread one day at a time. —Charlie Brown

When psychological needs, rather than sin, are seen as our primary problem, not only is our self-understanding affected, but the gospel itself is changed.

If we make such comparisons, we might be tempted not to speak of the suffering from our hearts to the Lord because we would consider it whining, which it certainly is not.

Maybe this is the beginning of madness . . . Forgive me for what I am saying. Read it . . . quietly, quietly. —OSIP MANDELSTAM

Fescue poured the remains of his wine into my ocean. "Until then we need a degree of focus." "Focus yourself," I said, turning away.

Must you respect a man to be in his service?" "No," he answered carefully. "But since it helps to be paid, you must respect the fullness of his pockets.

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.

The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.

The temptation shared by all forms of intelligence cynicism.

The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. The religion which based on experience, which refuses dogmatic. If there's any religion that would cope the scientific needs it will be Buddhism....

"There is not the slightest indication that energy will ever be obtainable from the atom"

The finest emotion of which we are capable is the mystic emotion.

It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.

What is inconceivable about the universe is that it is at all conceivable.

Doubt 'til thou canst doubt no more...doubt is thought and thought is life. Systems which end doubt are devices for drugging thought.

How should we judge the conduct of María Sabina, the fact that she allowed strangers, white people, access to the secret ceremony, and let them try the sacred mushroom?

There are sermons in stones, but it depends on how good your aim is.

Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life it is bad to damage and destroy life.

To the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hoping are optimistic.

the miracles were not intended to authenticate the teaching of Jesus, but to surround His life with a guard of honour."20