"Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in."
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"When people are right with God, they are apt to be hard on themselves and easy on other people. But when they are not right with God, they are easy on themselves and hard on others."
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"A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."
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"Sometimes we make the mistake of thinking God uses only 'special' people the strong, the intelligent, the beautiful. We don't think He has a place for the rest of us. We are so wrong!"
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"Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature."
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"Again and again I tell God I need help, and God says, 'Well, isn't that fabulous? Because I need help too. So you go get that old woman over there some water, and I'll figure out what we're going to do about your stuff."
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"God helps those who help themselves."
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"Just being a woman is God's gift. The origin of a child is a mother, a woman. She shows a man what sharing, caring, and loving is all about. That is the essence of a woman."
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"All the gods, all the heavens, all the hells, are within you."
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"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors."
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"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him."
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"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together."
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"We should not pray for God to be on our side, but pray that we may be on God's side."
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"Father of mercy and God of all consolation, graciously look upon me and impart to me the blessing which flows from this holy Sacrament. Overshadow me with Your loving kindness, and let this divine Mystery bear fruit in me."
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"God has given you one face, and you make yourself another."
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"All of us with one voice call one God differently as Parmatma, Ishwara, Shiva, Vishnu, Rama, Allah, Khuda, Dada-Hormuzda, Jehova, God and an infinite variety of names."
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"There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God."
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"Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself."
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"If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself."
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"When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way."
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