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“How often do we contradict the right rules of reason in the whole course of our lives! Reason itself is true and just, but the reason of every particular man is weak and wavering, perpetually swayed and turned by his interests, his passions, and his vices.”

Men Reason Whole Passion Courses Interest Our Lives Particular Weak Vices Wavering

Book:The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc.] In Eight Volumes

Source: The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc.] In Eight Volumes

“Much of our understanding of God's action in our lives in achieved in hindsight. When a particular crisis or event in our life has passed we cry out in astonishment like Jacob, 'The Lord is in this place and I never knew it.”

Action Understanding Lord Our Lives Events Cry Particular Crisis Hindsight Jacob Astonishment

Author:Sheila Cassidy

“I've never really found inspiration for story ideas in the news, but I'd say it certainly affects our lives in so many ways. I would say that certainly the stories of the day appear in the work - I just have never gone so far as to say, well, this particular event could influence a plot of an entire book.”

Way Wells Book Ideas Stories Inspiration Found Gone Our Lives Influence Events Particular News Plot

Author:Michael Koryta

“Generally, older people in their fifties, sixties, and seventies are running most countries and are CEOs of corporations. Which isn't to say there aren't entrepreneurs, but if the young were better in every respect, there'd be no reason for the old. Our life span reflects our particular life strategy.”

People Ifs Country Reason Running Young Our Lives Particular Strategy Entrepreneur Corporations No Reason Sixty Ceo Seventies Older People Life Span

Author:Cynthia Kenyon

“I do not believe in meaningless coincidences. I believe every coincidence is a message, a clue about a particular facet of our lives that requires our attention.”

Believe I Believe Attention Our Lives Particular Messages Meaningless Believe In Me Coincidence Clue Facets

Author:Deepak Chopra

“At times it may seem that our trials are focused on areas of our lives and parts of our souls with which we seem least able to cope. Since personal growth is an intended outcome of these challenges, it should come as no surprise that the trials can be very personal-almost laser guided to our particular needs or weaknesses.”

Needs Should May Soul Seems Able Growth Challenges Our Lives Particular Weakness Areas Personal Growth Surprise Focused Trials Outcomes Lasers

Author:Paul V. Johnson

“When we are young we think our troubles a mighty business - that the world is spread out expressly as a stage for the particular drama of our lives and that we have a right to rant and foam at the mouth if we are crossed. I have done enough of that in my time.”

Ifs Thinking World Done Enough Young Our Lives Trouble Stage Particular Drama Mouths Spread My Time Foam Rant

Book:Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

“When we look back over the landscape of our lives from any particular vantage point, we will find that the most valuable and the most precious things that we have ever enjoyed or experienced are caught up in the quality and quantity of the loving relationships that we have enjoyed. That if any time of life we look back and we have accomplished anything else in the world, financially or materially or politically or any other way, and we do not have high-quality loving relationships to fall back on and to remember and to think about and to enjoy, to that degree we have failed as human beings.”

“There are things in our lives that take up an enormous importance and that become very dominant effects in our biography. And that comes out of a variety of reasons, but fundamentally comes out of how that particular experience connects with your effective systems of response.”

Reason Our Lives Effects Particular Importance Response Enormous Variety Dominant Biographies

Author:Antonio Damasio