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“If we did not have the adorable Eucharist here below, Jesus our God-with-us, this earth would be much too sad, this life too hard, and time too long. We must be grateful to the divine goodness for having left us this hidden Jesus, this pillar of cloud and fire in this desert”

Ifs Long Hard Would Be Earth Jesus Left Fire Divine Goodness Grateful Clouds This Life Desert Be Grateful Sacraments Pillars Eucharist Adorable God With Us

Author:Peter Julian Eymard

“A Zen master used to say, It is clear and so it is hard to see. A dunce once searched for a fire with a lighted lantern. Had he known what fire was, he could have cooked his rice much sooner.”

Hard Used Known Clear Fire Masters Rice Lanterns Zen Master Dunces

Author:Rajneesh

“I thought that my invincible power would hold the world captive, leaving me in a freedom undisturbed. Thus night and day I worked at the chain with huge fires and cruel hard strokes. When at last the work was done and the links were complete and unbreakable, I found that it held me in its grip.”

World Hard Done Lasts Night Found Power Fire Huge Leaving Chains Links Strokes Leaving Me Invincible Captives Unbreakable

Book:Gitanjali: Song Offerings

Source: Gitanjali: Song Offerings

“Below -60° cold will find the last microscopic touch of oil in an instrument and stop it dead. If there is the slightest breeze, you can hear your breath freeze as it floats away, making a sound like that of Chinese firecrackers. As does the morning dew, rime coats every exposed object. And if you work too hard and breathe too deeply, your lungs will sometimes feel as if they were on fire.”

Source: Alone: The Classic Polar Adventure

“Well I've seen travel in many waysI've traveled in cars and old subwaysBut in Birmingham some people choseTo fly down the street from a fire hose.Doin' some hard travelin'...from hydrants of plenty.”

People Wells Hard Fire Streets Car Plenty Traveled Birmingham

Author:Phil Ochs

“Courage is like the diamond,--very brilliant; not changed by fire, capable of high polish, but except for the purpose of cutting hard bodies useless.”

Hard Body Purpose Courage Fire Cutting Changed Capable Brilliant Useless Diamond Polish

Book:Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

“It is hard to mesmerize ourselves, to whip our own top; but through sympathy we are capable of energy and endurance. Concert fires people to a certain fury of performance they can rarely reach alone.”

People Hard Certain Energy Fire Capable Performances Endurance Concerts Fury Whips

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)