“In New England they once thought blackbirds useless, and mischievous to the corn. They made efforts to destroy them. The consequence was, the blackbirds were diminished; but a kind of worm, which devoured their grass, and which the blackbirds used to feed on, increased prodigiously; then, finding their loss in grass much greater than their saving in corn, they wished […]
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“As the bomb fell over Hiroshima and exploded, we saw an entire city disappear. I wrote in my log the words “My God, what have we done?”.” – Captain Robert Lewis
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“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – St. Francis of Assisi
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“To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.” ― Pope John Paul II
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“The past is never dead. It isn’t even past.” – William Faulkner
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“It’s too bad the people who really know how to run the country are so busy cutting hair and driving taxis.” – George Burns
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“In this Sacrament [Reconciliation] you are freed from sin and from its ugly companion which is shame. Your burdens are lifted and you experience the joy of new life in Christ.” – Pope Francis
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“Most people don’t grow up. Most people age.” – Maya Angelou
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“Imagine if for the next twenty-four hours you had to wear a cap that amplified your thoughts so that everyone within a hundred yards of you could hear every thought that passed through your head. How embarrassed or fearful would you be to go outside? Imagine how freeing it would be at last to have nothing to hide. And how miraculous it […]
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“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost
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