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Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably. --Bertolt Brecht

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All ancient books which have once been called sacred by man, will have their lasting place in the history of mankind, and those who possess the courage, the perseverance, and the self-denial of the true miner, and of the true scholar, will find even... more
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Peacemaking
Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conquoror. Kill them all, and you are a god.

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Creativity - Humor - Independence
Follow your own weird.

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www.bigjoy.org
James Broughton
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Wonder - Joyfulness
We are all participants in the marvelous.

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www.bigjoy.org
James Broughton
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Objectivity - Truth-seeking - Openness
I like not to know for as long as possible because then it tells me the truth instead of me imposing the truth.

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Wonder - Gratitude
The greatest gift one can give is thanksgiving. In giving gifts, we give what we can spare, but in giving thanks we give ourselves.

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Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer
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Acceptance - Balance - Harmony
A harmonized mind produces harmony in this world of seeming discord.

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Wonder
Earth's crammed with heaven,
and every common bush afire with God.

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Aurora Leigh
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Acceptance - Compassion - Focus
When you listen generously to people they can hear the truth in themselves, often for the first time.

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Aspiration - Action - Vision
If you have built castles in the air your work need not be lost. That is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

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Gratitude
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

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