If a woman sleeps alone it puts a shame on all men. God has a very big heart, but there is one sin He will not forgive. If a woman calls a man to her bed and he will not go.

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I said to the almond tree, 'Sister, speak to me of God.' And the almond tree blossomed.

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God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.

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True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.

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Happy is the man, I thought, who, before dying, has the good fortune to sail the Aegean sea.

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the highest point a man can attain is not Knowledge, or Virtue, or Goodness, or Victory, but something even greater, more heroic and more despairing: Sacred Awe!

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When everything goes wrong, what a joy to test your soul and see if it has endurance and courage! An invisible and all-powerful enemy—some call him God, others the Devil, seem to rush upon us to destroy us; but we are not destroyed.

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I was happy, I knew that. While experiencing happiness, we have difficulty in being conscious of it. Only when the happiness is past and we look back on it do we suddenly realize - sometimes with astonishment - how happy we had been.

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The only thing I know is this: I am full of wounds and still standing on my feet.

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Life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to undo your belt and *look* for trouble.

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