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Quote by Paul Tillich
Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a c

Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies all other concerns as preliminary and which itself contains the answer to the question of a meaning of our life. – Paul Tillich

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Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone. – Paul Tillich

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Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to, the infinite. – Paul Tillich

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I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment. – Paul Tillich

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Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor – over each other. – Thomas Jefferson

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To play June, I had an immediate connect with her background and culture. We grew up with the same religion and shared a lot of the same values of family and spirituality. But I was really so inspired by what a modern woman she was. – Reese Witherspoon

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The myths about Hades and the gods, though they are pure invention, help to make men virtuous. – Diodorus Siculus, c.20BC

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Nowhere is there an account or portrait of Christ laughing… he is always stern, serious and as gloomy as a prison guard. Never does one see him laughing until tears appear in his eyes like the roly-poly squint-eyed Buddha guffawing with arms upraised. – Author Unknown

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