"We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven."

God, Earth, Heaven

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"We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven."

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"God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

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Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

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Voltaire, French Writer

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"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him."

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"The reader becomes God, for all textual purposes. I see your eyes glazing over, so I'll hush."

David Foster Wallace, American Writer

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"It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a reasonable being, yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture, and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance."

David Herbert Lawrence, English Writer

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"God's dice always have a lucky roll."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

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"You know what the Englishman's idea of compromise is? He says, Some people say there is a God. Some people say there is no God. The truth probably lies somewhere between these two statements."

William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet

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"Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust. If it is not true that a divine being fell, then we can only say that one of the animals went entirely off its head."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

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"Every religious group, while perhaps a majority somewhere, is also inevitably a minority somewhere else. Thus, religious organizations should and do show tolerance toward members of other religious denominations."

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"It is important for you to know who you are and who you may become. It is more important than what you do, even as vital as your work is and will be."

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"Many religious confessions share common values. They teach that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us."

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"Your life will be a blessed and balanced experience if you first honor your identity and priority."

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"Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges."

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"Eternal principles that govern happiness apply equally to all."

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"We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven."

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