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Drunkenness, the ruin of reason, the destruction of strength, premature old age, momentary death.


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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.



If every man took only what was sufficient for his needs, leaving the rest to those in want, there would be no rich and no poor.

If every man took only what was sufficient for his needs, leaving the rest to those in want, there would be no rich and no poor.



He who plants kindness gathers love.

He who plants kindness gathers love.



The hairsplitting difference between formed and unformed makes no difference to us. Whoever deliberately commits abortion is subject to the penalty for homicide.

The hairsplitting difference between formed and unformed makes no difference to us. Whoever deliberately commits abortion is subject to the penalty for homicide.



It is not he who begins well who is perfect. It is he who ends well who is approved in God's sight.

It is not he who begins well who is perfect. It is he who ends well who is approved in God's sight.



We need not only read Sacred Scripture, but learn it as well and grow up in it. Realize that nothing is written in Scripture unnecessarily. Not to read Sacred Scripture is a great evil.

We need not only read Sacred Scripture, but learn it as well and grow up in it. Realize that nothing is written in Scripture unnecessarily. Not to read Sacred Scripture is a great evil.



The human being is an animal who has received the vocation to become God.

The human being is an animal who has received the vocation to become God.



There is still time for endurance, time for patience, time for healing, time for change. Have you slipped? Rise up. Have you sinned? Cease. Do not stand among sinners, but leap aside.

There is still time for endurance, time for patience, time for healing, time for change. Have you slipped? Rise up. Have you sinned? Cease. Do not stand among sinners, but leap aside.



Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.

Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.



Every divine action begins from the Father, proceeds through the Son, and is completed in the Holy Spirit.

Every divine action begins from the Father, proceeds through the Son, and is completed in the Holy Spirit.





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The book is a dialogue between The Dalai Lama and a group of scientists about how we can better handle our destructive emotions and how to overcome them.

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Any suggestion that science and religion are incompatible flies in the face of history, logic, and common sense.

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This page presents the quote "Drunkenness, the ruin of reason, the destruction of strength, premature old age, momentary death.". Author of this quote is Saint Basil. This quote is about death, momentary, strength, old age, reason, drunkenness, destruction, ruins, age,.