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Wherever I travel, I'm too late. The orgy has moved elsewhere. Honesty's praised, then left to freeze. It is not possible for Christians to take part in anti-Semitism. We are Semites spiritually. To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven. There are no makers of peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war - at least as exigent. If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody can possibly find fault with, you will not do much. Good-humor is goodness and wisdom combined. If there is reincarnation, I'd like to come back as Warren Beatty's fingertips. Women are like elephants. They are interesting to look at, but I wouldn't like to own one. Christian: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbour. A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one, everybody. What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God. Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame, A grave to rest in, and a fading name! The moment somebody says to me, "This is very risky," is the moment it becomes attractive to me. Advice to son: Never confuse "I love you" with "I want to marry you." I arose a mother in Israel. The habitant is the true Canadian, for he has no other country. But I do hate him as I hate the devil. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. I have lost friends, some by death ... others by sheer inability to cross the street.
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