Action is the normal completion of the act of will which begins as prayer. That action is not always external, but it is always some kind of effective energy.

Quote by Dean Inge

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A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than...

A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than...

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be...

I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be...

Love remembered and consecrated by grief belongs, more clearly than the happy intercourse of friends,...

Love remembered and consecrated by grief belongs, more clearly than the happy intercourse of friends,...

All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet...

All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet...

The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other people's.

The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other people's.

It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the...

It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the...

The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years...

The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years...

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape...

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape...

The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

If the universe is running down like a clock, the clock must have been wound...

If the universe is running down like a clock, the clock must have been wound...

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed...

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed...

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

To marry is to get a binocular view of life.

To marry is to get a binocular view of life.

We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in...

We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in...

Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.

Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.

The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.

The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.

You're fooling yourself if you argue with a fool - others may not know the...

You're fooling yourself if you argue with a fool - others may not know the...

The teachings of elegant sayings should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift...

The teachings of elegant sayings should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift...