Quote by Reinhold Niebuhr
The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substit

The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is the source of all religious fanaticism. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart. – Charles Dickens

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Nature hates calculators. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters. – Garry Kasparov

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Joy in looking and comprehending is natures most beautiful gift. – Albert Einstein

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That person has to be accountable for himself. I think thats what we have to do in society today is to be accountable for yourself. I think we have the tendency to always want to live someone elses life. – Herschel Walker

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We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true they ruin our dreams. – Eric Hoffer

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