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— Edward Gibbon"But the desire of obtaining the advantages, and of escaping the burdens, of political society, is a perpetual and inexhaustible source of discord."
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Simplify your life. Don't waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant. Don't burden yourself with possessions. Keep your needs and wants simple and enjoy what you have. Don't destroy your peace of mind by looking back, worrying about the past. Live in the present. Simplify!
— Henry David Thoreau
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Intercession is more than specific: it is pondered: it requires us to bear on our heart the burden of those for whom we pray.
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