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• I have been judged vehemently suspect of heresy, that is, of having held and believed that the sun in the centre of the universe and immoveable, and that the earth is not at the center of same, and that it does move. Wishing however, to remove from the minds of your Eminences and all faithful Christians this vehement suspicion reasonably conceived against me, I abjure with a sincere heart and unfeigned faith, I curse and detest the said errors and heresies, and generally all and every error, heresy, and sect contrary to the Holy Catholic Church. (Quoted in Shea and Artigas 194)

  Galileo Galilei

  Christian, Moving, Heart

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• Have no mean hours, but be grateful for every hour, and accept what it brings. The reality will make any sincere record respectable.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Grateful, Mean, Reality

  Henry David Thoreau (1894). “Summer.-v.7. Autumn”

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• Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.

  William Arthur Ward

  Attitude, Vow, Strive

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• When someone who's starved of love is shown something that looks like sincere affection, is it any wonder that she jumps at it and clings to it?

  Sayo Masuda

  Love Is, Looks, Affection

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• In Buddhism, both learning and practice are extremely important, and they must go hand in hand. Without knowledge, just to rely on faith, faith, and more faith is good but not sufficient. So the intellectual part must definitely be present. At the same time, strictly intellectual development without faith and practice, is also of no use. It is necessary to combine knowledge born from study with sincere practice in our daily lives. These two must go together.

  Dalai Lama

  Buddhist, Learning, Buddhism

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• My belief is that the various religious traditions have great potential to increase compassion, the sense of caring for one another, and the spirit of reconciliation. However, I believe that a human being, without religious faith, can be a very good person - sincere, a good heart, having a sense of concern for others - without belief in a particular religious faith.

  Dalai Lama

  Religious, Believe, Heart

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• The tragedy of young-earth creationism is that it takes a relatively recent and extreme view of Genesis, applies to it an unjustified scientific gloss, and then asks sincere and well-meaning seekers to swallow this whole, despite the massive discordance with decades of scientific evidence from multiple disciplines. Is it any wonder that many sadly turn away from faith concluding that they cannot believe in a God who asks for an abandonment of logic and reason?

  Francis Collins

  Believe, Views, Discipline

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• If Hero means sincere man, why may not every one of us be a Hero?

  Thomas Carlyle

  Hero, Mean, Men

  Thomas Carlyle (1966). “On Heroes, Hero-worship, and the Heroic in History”, p.127, U of Nebraska Press

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• Love means never having to say you're sorry. However, it is with sincere regret that I must now kill all of you.

  Barnabas

  Sorry, Regret, Mean

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• Sincere love is something that sacrifices not something that indulges itself. Sincere love is responsible. It would never knowingly hurt, but would heal.

  Richard L. Evans

  Love, Hurt, Sacrifice

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• We were greeted by the minister whose inclusive, non-judgemental smile was no more than a whisker away from a smirk. Have I made it clear? I don't like belief systems and even less like those that peddle self-righteousness. I have no doubt the minister was a sincere man, but I am not as impressed by the idea of sincerity as the sincere seem to be.

  Jenny Diski

  Men, Self, Ideas

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• If a man be new-born, he will desire the sincere milk of the word.

  Thomas Boston

  Men, Desire, Milk

  Thomas Boston (1830). “Human Nature in Its Fourfold State: Of Primitive Integrity, Entire Depravation, Begun Recovery, and Consummate Happiness Or Misery, in the Parents of Mankind in Paradise, the Unregenerate, the Regenerate, All Mankind in the Future State, in Several Practical Discourses”, p.170

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• On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver.

  William Bartram

  Inspirational, Thank You, Gratitude

  William Bartram (1955). “Travels of William Bartram”, p.63, Courier Corporation

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• I feel that the essence of spiritual practice is your attitude toward others. When you have a pure, sincere motivation, then you have right attitude toward others based on kindness, compassion, love and respect.

  Dalai Lama

  Spiritual, Attitude, Kindness

  "The Dalai Lama In Depth". "Yoga Journal" Interview, No. 90, (p. 51), January - February 1990.

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• The only hope of preserving what is best, lies in the practice of an immense charity, a wide tolerance, a sincere respect for opinions that are not ours.

  Philip Gilbert Hamerton

  Lying, Inspiration, Practice

  Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1875). “The Intellectual Life”, p.211

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• If your heart were sincere and upright, every creature would be unto you a looking-glass of life and a book of holy doctrine.

  Thomas a Kempis

  Book, Heart, Glasses

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• Quiet and sincere sympathy is often the most welcome and efficient consolation to the afflicted. Said a wise man to one in deep sorrow, I did not come to comfort you; God only can do that; but I did come to say how deeply and tenderly I feel for you in your affliction.

  Tryon Edwards

  Wise, Grieving, Men

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.238, Ravenio Books

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• Religion is important for humanity, but it should evolve with humanity. The first priority is to establish and develop the principle of pluralism in all religious traditions. If we, the religious leaders, cultivate a sincere pluralistic attitude, then everything will be more simple. It is good that most religious leaders are at least beginning to recognize other traditions, even though they may not approve of them. The next step is to accept that the idea of propagating religion is outdated. It no longer suits the times.

  Dalai Lama

  Religious, Attitude, Simple

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• In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations, they first harmonized their families. Wishing to harmonize their families, they first cultivated themselves. Wishing to cultivate themselves, they first rectified their minds. Those who wished to rectify their minds first made their intentions sincere.

  Confucius

  Order, Mind, Wish

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• Sometimes we can take offense so easily. On other occasions we are too stubborn to accept a sincere apology. Who will subordinate ego, pride, and hurt-then step forward with 'I am truly sorry! Let's be as we once were: friends. Let's not pass to future generations the grievances, the anger of our time'? Let's remove any hidden wedges that can do nothing but destroy.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Forgiveness, Hurt, Sorry

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• The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.

  Mencius

  Inspirational, Men, Thinking

  Confucius, Mencius (1930). “The four books: Confucian Analects, The great learning, The doctrine of the mean, and The works of Mencius. With English notes and translation by James Legge”

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• It is my sincere opinion that our precious time on earth should not be spent attempting to justify unbelievable acts of cruelty, death, and disease as a part of 'God’s Plan' or the greater good — and clinging to ancient texts that preach ill-concealed bigotry and sexism. Instead, we should find ways to make this life happy and satisfying, without regard to the unknowable nature of an afterlife.

  David G. McAfee

  Happy Life, Afterlife, Time On Earth

  FaceBook post by David G. McAfee from Mar 22, 2014

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• But there is that certain something about wanting to do the will of God. If one is sincere and if one really wants to know what His will is, all one has to do is be quiet. Shut off the television and radio, and in that silence one will always hear that still small voice in one's heart telling him what to do.

  Maria von Trapp

  Heart, Voice, Silence

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• If we merely try to impress people and get people interested in us, we will never have many true, sincere friends. Friends, real friends, are not made that way.

  Dale Carnegie

  Friendship, Best Friend, Real

  Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to win friends & influence people”, p.53, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• Sports create a bond between comtemporaries that lasts a lifetime. It also gives your life structure, discipline and a genuine, sincere, pure fulfillment that few other areas of endeavor provide.

  Bob Cousy

  Success, Sports, Athlete

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