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“By ' patriotism ' I mean devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life , which one believes to be the best in the world but has no wish to force on other people.”

People World Way Believe Mean Force Wish Particular Devotion Being The Best

Book:The Complete Works of George Orwell: I belong to the Left: 1945

Source: The Complete Works of George Orwell: I belong to the Left: 1945

“Those who wish to attain God and progress in religious devotion, should particularly guard themselves against the snares of lust and wealth. Otherwise they can never attain perfection.”

Should Wish Religious Wealth Progress Perfection Lust Devotion Snares Religious Devotion

Book:Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna: the most exhaustive collection of the sacred and inspired utterances of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna

Source: Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna: the most exhaustive collection of the sacred and inspired utterances of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna

“I wish I can enjoy no food but food for thought.”

I Can Wish Enjoy Devotion

Author:Kedar Joshi

“By 'nationalism' I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions and tens of millions of people can be confidently labeled 'good' or 'bad'...By 'patriotism' I mean devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life, which one believes to be best in the world but has no wish to force on other people. Patriotism is of its nature defensive, both militarily and culturally. Nationalism, on the other hand, is inseparable from the desire for power.”

“Wishing will not make it so. The Lord expects our thinking. He expects our action. He expects our labors. He expects our testimonies. He expects our devotion.”

Thinking Action Wish Lord Labor Devotion Testimony Our Actions

Author:Thomas S. Monson

“Devotion to you, O Blessed Virgin, is a means of salvation which God gives to those whom he wishes to save.”

Giving Mean Wish Religious Blessed Salvation Devotion Virgins Virgin Mary

Author:John of Damascus

“I devote myself to what I love the most, and for this very reason I hesitate to designate it with lofty words: I do not want to risk believing that it is a sublime compulsion, a law, which I obey: I love what I love the most too much to wish to appear to it as one compelled.”

Want Love Believe Reason Law Wish Too Much Risk Devotion Sublime Compelled Autonomy Compulsion Lofty

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“America has many glories. The last one that she would wish to surrender is the glory of the men who have served her in war. While such devotion lives, the nation is secure. Whatever dangers may threaten from within or without, she can view them calmly. Turning to her veterans, she can say: 'These are our defenders. They are invincible. In them is our safety.'”

Men May War Lasts America Nations Wish Views Danger He Man Glory Safety Surrender Devotion Secure Veteran Invincible Defenders

Author:Calvin Coolidge

“The pure mystic wishes to approach his God only in the all-embracing love. The yogi, too, walks toward one single aspect of God. The bhakti-yogi keeps to the road of love and devotion, the raja and hatha yogi choose the path of self-control or volition, the jnana yogi will follow that of wisdom and cognition.”

Self Wish Walks Path Magic Pure Approach Aspect Devotion Mysticism Self Control Mystic Cognition Yogi Volition Bhakti Embracing Love

Author:Franz Bardon