Quote by George Santayana
Wealth, religion, military victory have more rhetorical than effic

Wealth, religion, military victory have more rhetorical than efficacious worth. – George Santayana

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The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate they are green and vigorous in old age. – George Santayana

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I think theres a difference between God and religion. – Sinead OConnor

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I travel around the world, experiencing every language, every religion… some places where theres just no reason to smile, because their lives are so difficult. – Lionel Richie

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The irony of the Supreme Court hearing on these cases last week and of the outright hostility that the Court has displayed against religion in recent years is that above the head of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is a concrete display of the Ten Commandments. – Cliff Stearns

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In the traditional urban novel, there is only survival or not. The suburban idea, the conformist idea, that agony can be seen to and cured by doctors or psychoanalysis or self-knowledge is nowhere to be found in the city. Talking is a way of life, but it is not a cure. Same with religion. – Jane Smiley

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The joke in our family is that we can cry reading the phone book. – Ron Reagan

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One of the most valuable things we can do to heal one another is listen to each others stories. – Rebecca Falls

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