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“What makes bitter things sweet? Hunger.”

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Alcuin (735-804), a renowned scholar, poet, and educator in medieval Europe, was born in England and later became Charles the Great's advisor. He had a profound impact on the development of European education and culture. more

“Mystics knew how to channel grace through prayer and they knew the power of that. They knew how to receive guidance through reflection and contemplation; they knew how to share the gift of illumination with each other. These are great gifts of life and profound grace that we are capable of providing for each other and the world. This is what it means to be a mystic without a monastery. You make a commitment to your own interior illumination and through that discover the "sacred" part of your "contract" and the true meaning of your highest potential.”

“Keep your honor code between you and God, you don't break that, no matter who's not looking. God is.”

Matter Break Honor Code Your Honor

Author:Caroline Myss

“The Soul is a fact, but it is not physical. ... Survivors of near-death experiences attest that some part of them apparently detaches from their physical bodies following the death of the body, but while that is proof of the soul for them, it does not prove it to us. The Soul is like divine music that only God can hear; it is the force of endless resurrection; the soul is like a fire that never goes out.”

Doe Soul Facts Body Force Fire Divine Prove Following Proof Endless Survivor Resurrection Prove It Physical Body Near Death Near Death Experience

Author:Caroline Myss

“Self-examination is the process of accountability to your soul...It is far better to "become" your truth than to speak your truth. Self-examination is the practice of becoming your truth.”

Soul Self Speak Process Practice Becoming Your Soul Accountability Examination Self-examination

Author:Caroline Myss

“You can eat beef on a weekly basis and become a genius intuitive if your energy is in present time.You can consume only organic food while running thirty-five miles a day and "om-ing" until dawn, but if your spirit is raging about your history and is saturated in regrets and unfinished business, you won't be able to intuit your left hand from your right.”

Ifs Hands Running Able Spirit Energy Left Five Regret Genius Bases Rage Miles Dawn Thirty Intuitive Beef Unfinished Present Time Left Hand Saturated Organic Food Unfinished Business

Author:Caroline Myss

“Brave men are a city's strongest tower of defence.”

Men Cities Brave Strongest Towers Defence Brave Man Total War

Author:Alcaeus

“It can fairly be said of John Smith that he had all the virtues of a Scottish presbyterian, but none of the vices.”

Said Virtue Vices Scottish Presbyterians John Smith

Book:Menzies Campbell: My Autobiography

Source: Menzies Campbell: My Autobiography

“My priorities? The environment, the environment, the environment.”

Environment Priorities

Author:Menzies Campbell

“Under my leadership the Liberal Democrats would not be making polite interjections from the sidelines, we would be hammering on the doors of power.”

Would Be Doors Democrat Polite Sidelines

Author:Menzies Campbell

“In our young days, when Modigliani and I first came to Paris, in 1906, nobody was very clear about ideas. But unconsciously, we knew quite a lot of things, of which we became aware later on.”

Firsts Ideas Young Clear Paris Young Days

Author:Gino Severini

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