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Quote by John Ruskin
You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true acti

You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion. – John Ruskin

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The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work. – John Ruskin

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Summer is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. – John Ruskin

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It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is apt to lead to infidelity. – Abraham Lincoln, quoted in What Great Men Think Of Religion by Ira Cardiff

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Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand. – Mark Twain

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Religion is organized to satisfy and guide the soul – politics does the same thing for the body. – Joyce Cary

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To reject even one major tenet of the religion or to violate one major rule of behavior is enough to get one kicked out – or worse. – Robert Shea

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Try to put your happiness before anyone elses, because you may never have done so in your entire life, if you really think about it, if you are really honest with yourself. – Margaret Cho

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