The faith that stands on authority is not faith.
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The rich mind lies in the sun and sleeps, and is Nature.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is to think, it is to be humble.
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Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture from within, going abroad only for audience, and spectator, as we adapt our voice and phrase to the distance and character of the ear we speak to.
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The roses under my window make no reference to former roses or to better ones they are for what they are they exist with God today. There is no time to them. There is simply the rose. It is perfect in every moment of its existence.
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There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.
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Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.
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