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Sitaram · Site Admin Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 1079

Date: Thu Jul 17, 2003 6:20 am
Subject: The Ark Was Built By Amateurs

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"None are so empty as those who are full of themselves." --Andrew
Jackson

"A fool must now and then be right, by chance." -- William Cowper

"Everyone is entitled to my opinion".

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's
character give him power."
- Abraham Lincoln

A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.

"If aliens are smart enough to travel through space, why do they
keep abducting the dumbest people on Earth?"

"Being a husband is like any other job. It helps a lot if you like
the boss."

"Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by
professionals."

"One good thing about being wrong is the joy it brings to others".

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Turn back from existence towards non-existence if you seek the Lord
and belong to the Lord. Non-existence is the place of income; don't
run away from it. This existence of more or less is the place where
we spend.

- Rumi

Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski
"Rumi: Daylight"

Threshold Books, 1994

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After the death of Rabbi Moshe, Rabbi Mendel of Kotzk asked one of
his disciples: `What was most important to your teacher?' The
disciple replied: `Whatever he happened to be doing at the moment.' -
The Spiritual Athlete

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The secret of sanctity and happiness consists in but one thing,
fidelity to God's will as it is manifested in the duties of the
present moment.

- Jean-Pierre deCaussade, `Abandonment to Divine Providence'

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