"The few men who possess the wealth of the material things of the earth at the present time are not truly happy."
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"John Muir, Earth-planet, Universe."
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"In days gone by, we were afraid of dying in dishonor or a state of sin. Nowadays, we are afraid of dying fools. Now the fact is that there is no Extreme Unction to absolve us of foolishness. We endure it here on earth as subjective eternity."
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"I hope we follow Mr. Snowden to the ends of the Earth to bring him to justice."
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"Truth crushed to earth will rise again."
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"No one comes from the earth like grass. We come like trees. We all have roots."
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"It is well that the earth is round that we do not see too far ahead."
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"When we leave this world, and are laid in the earth, the prince walks as narrow a path as the day-laborer."
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"He who is only just is cruel; who Upon the earth would live were all judged justly?"
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"If I hadn’t spent so much time studying Earthlings," said the Tralfamadorian, "I wouldn’t have any idea what was meant by 'free will.' I've visited thirty-one inhabited planets in the universe, and I have studied reports on one hundred more. Only on Earth is there any talk of free will."
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"The planet was being destroyed by manufacturing processes, and what was being manufactured was lousy, by and large."
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"Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, most of life's problems fall into place of their own accord. J.I. Packer Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you will get neither."
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"Wholeheartedly do what it takes to awaken your clear-seeing intelligence, but one day at a time, one moment at a time. If we live that way, we will benefit this earth."
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"It's a privilege to present 'Late Night Live'. No radio program, anywhere on Earth, casts a wider net."
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"Formal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide."
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"There is no Silence in the Earth - so silent As that endured Which uttered, would discourage Nature And haunt the World."
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"Generally speaking, it's a matter of only mild intellectual interest to me whether the earth goes around the sun or the sun goes around the earth. In fact, I don't care a rat's ass either way."
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"The earth, like the sun, like the air, belongs to everyone - and to no one."
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"When you walk with naked feet, how can you ever forget the Earth?"
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"As high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is God's love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."
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