A Quote by Eustace Haydon
Religion is the resolute following of the star of hope through triumphs and tragedies of time.
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Money talks. It starts rumors about careers and complicity and speaks of the tragedies and triumphs of our social lives.
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The only religion that can satisfy today's ideal is a religion that will give consecration to life, and direction to human endeavor, inspire men with faith in themselves, dedicate them to high moral purpose, and give them the strength to live through their failures, and to face with high courage their supreme tragedies.
Be sensitive to the plight of others. You have to know about the tragedies as well as the triumphs, the failures as well as the success.
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Following Christ means following him through life, following him in every word and gesture, following him out of one clime into another.
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