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Perfection does not consist in any singular state or condition of life, or in any particular set of duties, but in holy and religious conduct of ourselves in every state of Life. ↗

— William Law

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A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding to it, shaping it; and one's religion is never complete and final, it seems, but must always be undergoing modification. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

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My great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says, is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

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I believe that a man is converted when first he hears the low, vast murmur of life, of human life, troubling his hitherto unconscious self. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

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The mind can assert anything and pretend it has proved it. My beliefs I test on my body, on my intuitional consciousness, and when I get a response there, then I accept. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

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He saw a cross on a wall with another cross behind it, a shadow cross, the shadow of what God left behind when God was gone, the continued need for joy and beauty, a commitment to hope where there appeared to be none, and to grace in spite of everything. ↗

— Richard Rayner

#beauty

I wanted to trust in my partners and the directors and producers and do the best I can to deliver what I could deliver. ↗

— Martin Lawrence

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My feeling is unless they've somebody lined up and they are convinced he is going to be better than Brian, I think their decision has been made in haste. ↗

— Mark Lawrenson

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We use competitive markets to arrange for delivery of our food supply. ↗

— Kenneth Lay

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There are great challenges before you, from the overwhelming nature of climate change to the unfairness of an economy that excludes so many from our collective wealth, and the changes necessary to build a more inclusive and generous Canada. I believe in you. ↗

— Jack Layton

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