W Quotes
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“We are but one of the multitude, in no respect better than any other in it.”
Source: The Essential Adam Smith
“We are but phantoms ... and the phantoms of phantoms, desires like cloud-shadows and wills of straw that eddy in the wind; the days pass, use and wont carry us through as a train carries the shadow of its lights.”
Source: The Country of the Blind: H. G. Wells Collections
“We are but pitiful narrative creatures... obsessing over the agony of not knowing. Sisyphus, Atlas, Echo, all those poor souls, now us. It is the oldest story of them all; never-ending pain.”
Source: Lanny
“We are but shadows: we are, not endowed with real life, and all that seems most real about us is but the thinnest substance of a dream,--till the heart be touched. That touch creates us--then we begin to be--thereby we are beings of reality and inheritors of eternity.”
Source: Selected Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne
“We are but skin about a wind, with muscles clenched against mortality.”
Source: Nightwood
“We are but temporary caretakers of all we own. True treasures reside within.”
“We are but the instruments or assistants, by whom God works.”
Source: The Table Talk of Martin Luther
“We are but the veriest, sorriest slaves of our stomach. Reach not after morality and righteousness, my friends; watch vigilantly your stomach, and diet it with care and judgment.”
Source: Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog
“We are but whirlpools in a river of ever-flowing water. We are not stuff that abides, but patterns that perpetuate themselves.
A pattern is a message, and may be transmitted as a message.”
Source: The human use of human beings: cybernetics and society
“We are by birth, greedy.”
“We are by far the most contradictory of all primates. An animal with this much internal conflict has never lived on this earth.”
“We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.”
Source: The Power of Emerson's Wisdom
“We are, by our human natures, foolish. We engage in all manner of nonsense and create all sorts of problems for ourselves—some of them quite serious. There may be times in our lives when we find our world crumbling around us and see that we are losing that which we value most. In these circumstances, when the voices of our forthright friends are urgent, it would be more prudent to consider their warnings than complain about the tone of their voices or assert that they are not diplomatic. Real friends serve us best when they call out dangers that we cannot perceive. Plainspoken friends, particularly those who may have experienced the things we now suffer, may see and understand more than we can see and understand ourselves. It would be wise to listen to their counsel, even—perhaps especially—when our first instinct is to insist that our circumstances are different, that they do not understand us, or that they have hurt our feelings. Forthright friends are rare. If you have such friends, listen humbly and keep them close: you have discovered treasure.”
“We are called by God to do theology, that is, to live our lives with a moment-by-moment consciousness of God.”
“We are called by the same voice for different purposes.”
Source: The Oneironaut’s Diary
“We are called not simply to communicate the gospel to nonbelievers; we must also intentionally celebrate the gospel before them.”
“We are called not to adjust ourselves to each other, but to adjust ourselves to God.”
“We are called not to just read the Qur’an—but to become a manifestation of its message. We are called to be a mercy to all the creations of God, by bringing light where there is darkness, feeding the hungry, forgiving those who wrong us, taking care of the orphans, being generous to the needy, being kind to our parents, and through sincere worship becoming a vessel of God’s unconditional love for the entire world.”
Source: Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam
“We are called the nation of inventors. And we are. We could still claim that title and wear its loftiest honors if we had stopped with the first thing we ever invented, which was human liberty.”
Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations
“We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own - indeed, to embrace the whole creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder. This will happen if we see the need to revive our sense of belonging to a larger family of life, with which we have shared our evolutionary process.”
“We are called to be 'ambassadors for Christ' (2 Cor 5:20). Ours is a ministry of reconciliation ... To be an ambassador for Christ means above all to invite everyone to a renewed personal encounter with the Lord Jesus.”
Source: With the Smell of the Sheep: Pope Francis Speaks to Priests, Bishops, and Other Shephards
“We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.”
“We are called to be contemplatives. ..by seeking the face of God in everything, everyone, everywhere, all the time.”
Source: In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories & Prayers
“We are called to be strong companions and clear mirrors to one another, to seek those who reflect with compassion and a keen eye how we are doing, whether we seem centered or off course ... we need the nourishing company of others to create the circle needed for growth, freedom and healing.”
“We are called to give God a return on the investment of brilliance, genius and ingenuity that was engrained in our souls before we took our first breath.”
Source: Worthy: The POWER of Wholeness
“We are called to live our baptism every day, as new creatures, clothed in Christ.”
“We are called to love even in the loneliness, worship even in the tears and follow even in the darkness.”
“We are called to love others. We share the gospel because we love people. And we don't share the gospel because we don't love people. Instead, we wrongly fear them. We don't want to cause awkwardness. We want their respect, and after all, we figure, if we try to share the gospel with them, we'll look foolish! And so we are quiet. We protect our pride at the cost of their souls. In the name of not wanting to look weird, we are content to be complicit in their being lost.”
“We are called to reach out to those who find themselves in the existential peripheries of our societies and to show particular solidarity with the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters: the poor, the disabled, the unborn and the sick, migrants and refugees, the elderly and the young who lack employment.”
“We are called to see that the Church does not adapt its thinking to the horizons that modernity prescribes for it but rather that it brings to those horizons the powerful antidote of God's truth. It is not the Word of God but rather modernity that stands in need of being demythologised.”
“We are called to serve God and not to rely on our achievement in ministry”
“We are called to serve; let us make our piety and honor the service! Let us all serve with a good heart and a clear mind; our reward awaits us in heaven above!”
“We are called to serve the common good by engaging with political and other institutions, even in our pluralistic society. We bring to that effort Christ's command to love and the grace that helps us live that love.”
“We are called to service in the kingdom of God. The Christian life is not about what you claim. It is about what you believe. True belief cannot be separated from what we do.”
Source: Zombie Church: Breathing Life Back into the Body of Christ
“We are called to show utter commitment to the God who is revealed in Jesus and to all those to whom His invitation is addressed.”
“We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for the victims of our nation and for those it calls enemy, for no document from human hands can make these humans any less our brothers and sisters.”
“We are called to spread God's love to the world.”
“We are called upon not to be successful, but to be faithful.”
“We are called upon to become creators, to make the world new.”
“We are called upon to help the discouraged beggars in life's marketplace. But one day we must come to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.”
Source: The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.:
“We are called upon to obey and follow our Lord the Christ, but it is not because of any fear of Him or of the consequences if we did not follow; it is the love of Christ which constraineth us, as we are told in the Epistle for the first Sunday of Lend. It is because of our love and gratitude to Him that we must follow Him, that we must strain every nerve to make ourselves like Him. That is our reason--not fear but love.”
“We are called with a special calling, and we have a special mission to perform.”
“We are calling on countries that supply weapons to comply with certain restrictions: not to sell weapons to human rights abusers, not to sell them to governments or groups carrying out aggression against states, not to make weapons sales that could disrupt security or development in the receiving region. These are in many ways common sense principles, but sadly, there seems to be very little common sense in the international arms trade.”
“We are cannibalizing our audience by only giving them regurgitated material. Every movie is either a remake, a sequel, based on something else. Based on a former television series. Based on a successful videogame.”
“We are capable beyond measure. Go all out and be the great person, you are destiny to be.”
Source: Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
“We are capable of anything and everything”
“We are capable of believing ourselves out of or into disease.”
“We are capable of changing, challenging, and developing new beliefs throughout our lives.”
Source: Interpersonal Skills in the Workplace, Finding Solutions that Work
“We are capable of creating miracles ourselves and the greatest miracle is to create a masterpiece of joy out of your life with no excuses. The thing I focus on is going straight to heart. I go to mine first because if I don't feel it, you're not going to feel it. I take a deep breath and remind myself that before I give it to you I have to give it to myself.”
“We are capable of great works through the mighty power of the Holy Spirit.”
Source: Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind