God wants man to fulfill his commands as a human being and with the quality peculiar to human beings.

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A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is...

A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is...

Play is the exultation of the possible.

Play is the exultation of the possible.

For sin is just this, what man cannot by its very nature do with his...

For sin is just this, what man cannot by its very nature do with his...

When people come to you for help, do not turn them off with pious words,...

When people come to you for help, do not turn them off with pious words,...

For sin is just this, what man cannot by its very nature do with his...

For sin is just this, what man cannot by its very nature do with his...

All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.

All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.

An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.

An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.

Solitude is the place of purification.

Solitude is the place of purification.

All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.

All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled...

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled...

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

The longest journey a man must take is the eighteen inches from his head to...

The longest journey a man must take is the eighteen inches from his head to...

Writers and travelers are mesmerized alike by knowing of their destinations.

Writers and travelers are mesmerized alike by knowing of their destinations.

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The...

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The...

Whenever you go on a trip to visit foreign lands or distant places, remember that...

Whenever you go on a trip to visit foreign lands or distant places, remember that...

Traveling makes a man wiser, but less happy.

Traveling makes a man wiser, but less happy.

Remember what Bilbo used to say: It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door....

Remember what Bilbo used to say: It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door....

All journeys eventually end in the same place, home.

All journeys eventually end in the same place, home.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

We don't come here [Canada] for our health. We can think of other ways of...

We don't come here [Canada] for our health. We can think of other ways of...