“Virtue became less the harsh and martial self-sacrifice of antiquity and more the modern willingness to get along with others for the sake of peace and prosperity.”
― Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
― Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
“Doing less is not being lazy. Don't give in to a culture that values personal sacrifice over personal productivity.”
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“We need not fear that in seeking God only we may narrow our lives or restrict the motions of our expanding hearts. The opposite is true. We can well afford to make God our All, to concentrate, to sacrifice the many for the One.”
― The Pursuit of God
― The Pursuit of God
“Swearing doesn’t make your argument valid; it just tells the other person you have lost your class and control.”
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