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"The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God."
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"Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God."

"God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient terminal - there's no way free will can ever exist if we as individuals are the result of some external cause."
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"A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture."


"Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself."


"It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?"


"Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God."


"He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor."
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