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“Confucius was once asked if there is “one teaching that can serve as a guide for one’s entire life.” He said that all you really need to know is the word reciprocity: “Do not impose upon others what you yourself do not desire.”
― How to Live a Good Life: Choosing the Right Philosophy of Life for You
― How to Live a Good Life: Choosing the Right Philosophy of Life for You
“I have always tried to treat people with different worldviews from my own with respect, and to find out how they arrived at their position, and why they feel so passionately about it.”
― Can Science Explain Everything?
― Can Science Explain Everything?
“Life is a series of beautiful moments interspersed by great trials. The trick to being happy is to learn to have beautiful moments during the trials. Faith isn’t a belief that God will spare you from problems; it is a belief that he’s still God and will carry you through those problems.”
― I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things We Think We Know
― I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things We Think We Know
“fasting is firstly about reversing the effects of the Fall by training the desires of the body to obey the will of the soul. If a person can learn to control cravings for good things, like food, he or she will more likely be able to control cravings for evil things, like sin.”
― Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus
― Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus
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