"National boundaries are not evident when we view the Earth from space. Fanatical ethnic or religious or national chauvinisms are a little difficult to maintain when we see our planet as a fragile blue crescent fading to become an inconspicuous point of light against the bastion and citadel of the stars."
@5 months ago with 228 notes
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"Ever since the days of Adam, man has been hiding from God and saying, ‘God is hard to find.’"
@11 months ago with 54 notes
#God #time #life #people #religion #spirituality #man #humor #funny
"Mardi-Gras is of course a relic of the French and Spanish occupation; but I judge that the religious feature has been pretty well knocked out of it now."
Mark Twain-Life on the Mississippi (via
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@2 years ago with 4 notes
#religion #quote #mississippi #Mark Twain #mardi gras #text