The joy about our work is spoiled when we perform it not because of what we produce but because of the pleasure with which it can provide us, or the pain against which it can protect us.
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"[Love is] the drive towards the unity of the separated." (From Love, Power, and Justice)
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The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
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Man's ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate.
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If my tongue were trained to measures, I would sing a stirring song.
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Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.
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