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Butfriendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; andthanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life issunshine.
Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger,misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life withall its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sensebeyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow.
Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime,
Therefore, we are saved by hope.
Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate contextof history;
Therefore, we are saved by faith.
Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone.
Therefore, we are saved by love.
No virtuous act is quite a virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe asfrom our own;
Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love which is forgiveness.
I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge -- myth is more potentthan history -- dreams are more powerful than facts -- hope always triumphsover experience -- laughter is the cure for grief -- love is stronger thandeath.
Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to repleni****s source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illnessand wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger,misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life withall its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sensebeyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow.
Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime,
Therefore, we are saved by hope.
Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate contextof history;
Therefore, we are saved by faith.
Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone.
Therefore, we are saved by love.
No virtuous act is quite a virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe asfrom our own;
Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love which is forgiveness.
I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge -- myth is more potentthan history -- dreams are more powerful than facts -- hope always triumphsover experience -- laughter is the cure for grief -- love is stronger thandeath.
Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to repleni****s source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illnessand wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
