Quotes and Readings of the Day

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Ecclesiastes 9:11-18

Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the skillful; but time and chance happen to them all. For no one can anticipate the time of disaster. Like fish taken in a cruel net, and like birds caught in a snare, so mortals are snared at a time of calamity, when it suddenly falls upon them.

Wisdom Superior to Folly
I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me. There was a little city with few people in it. A great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man. So I said, “Wisdom is better than might; yet the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded
than the shouting of a ruler among fools.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war,
but one bungler destroys much good.

Note: Today's Gospel reading is Matthew 16:1-12.

From the New Revised Standard Version. Reprinted with permission from HarperBibles.

TAGS: Bible, Bible Reading, Christian, Ecclesiastes

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Numbers 17:8-17:15

When Moses and Aaron reached the Tent of Meeting, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, "Remove yourselves from this community, that I may annihilate them in an instant." They fell on their faces. Then Moses said to Aaron, "Take the fire pan, and put on it fire from the altar. Add incense and take it quickly to the community and make expiation for them. For wrath has gone forth from the Lord: the plague has begun!"

Aaron took it, as Moses had ordered, and ran to the midst of the congregation, where the plague had begun among the people. He put on the incense and made expiation for the people; he stood between the dead and the living until the plague was checked. Those who died of the plague came to fourteen thousand and seven hundred, aside from those who died on account of Korah. Aaron then returned to Moses at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, since the plague was checked.

From Parshat Korah. From THE TANAKH: The New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text. Copyright 1985 by the Jewish Publication Society. Used by permission.

TAGS: Torah, Torah Reading, Judaism, Numbers

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Your guardian angel also soothes and pacifies you, and gives you peace of mind in times of crisis. Let your guardian angel's good will enfold you.

-Angels in Our Midst

From "Angels Around Us." Compiled by Karen Maguire. Reprinted by arrangement with Andrews McMeel Publishing.

TAGS: Angel Quote, Angels, Guardian, Angel, Soothes, Mind, Angels in Our Midst

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Don't be heedless of merit ('It won't come to me'). A water jar fills, even with water falling in drops. With merit—even if bit by bit, habitually— the enlightened one fills himself full.

-Dhammapada, 9, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

TAGS: Dhammapada, Dhammapada Quotes, Buddhist Quote, Buddhism, Merit, Water, Dont

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I think as human beings we are always looking for direction and guidance. It is within us to realize that it doesn't stop here – that there is something bigger and more powerful.

-Rudy Sarzo

TAGS: Human Beings, Entertainment Quote, Celebrities, Doesnt Stop, Music, Spiritual, Beings, Human, Celebrity Spirituality, Entertainment, Motivational Quote, Motivation

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Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at all.

-D.L. Moody

TAGS: Bible, God, Christianity, Christian Quote

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Use Google to find out if there is a Biodiesel source near you. Biodiesel works the same way that regular diesel does, but it's cheaper and made from more eco-friendly materials, like recycled vegetable oils from restaurants.

TAGS: Eco Tips

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When you rise in the morning, form a resolution to make the day a happy one for a fellow creature.

-Sydney Smith

TAGS: Inspiration Quote, Resolution, Fellow Creature, Morning, Creature, Sydney Smith

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Find satisfaction in Him who made you, and only then find satisfaction in yourself as a part of His creation.

-Augustine of Hippo

TAGS: Evangelical, Evangelical Quote, Christianity

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You have absolute control over your personal level of fitness. If you push yourself to new heights, stay competitive within yourself, give it your best shot, then chances are, you are going to look and feel great.

-Martina Navratilova

TAGS: Health Quote

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The ego and the Self dwell as intimate friends in the same body, like two golden birds perched in the same tree. The ego eats the sweet and sour fruits of the tree, while the Self looks on detached. For as long as you identify with the ego, you will feel joy and sorrow.

Mundaka Upanishad

Reprinted with permission from "The Wisdom of the Hindu Gurus," edited by Timothy Freke, published by Godsfield Press. The book can be purchased online through Amazon.

TAGS: Hinduism, Hindu Quote

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Thought of the Day: After you ask for guidance--Listen!

From Self Meditation. Reprinted with permission from Workman Publishing Inc.

TAGS: Glow, Holistic Living Quote, Spirituality, Holistic Living

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Just do what you do best.

-Red Auerbach

TAGS: Sports Quote, Motivational Quote, Inspirational Quote, Inspiration Quote, Basketball, Coach, Motivation

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God does not predetermine whether a man shall be righteous or wicked; that He leaves to man himself.

-Tanhuma, Pikkude

Reprinted with permission from 'A Treasury of Jewish Quotations,' edited by Joseph L. Baron, Jason Aronson Inc.

TAGS: Judaism, Jewish Quote

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O All-Knowing, you opened my heart to the way of supplication. Yearning for Your love is glorious and grand; lust for other love is disgraceful and corrupt. Your divine court is the infinite plane. I leave behind the throne of honor, for the real throne of honor is Your way.

-Rumi

Rumi, "Mathnawi"

From "The Bounty of Allah," translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999. All rights reserved. Used with permission of The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York.

TAGS: Rumi, Islam Quote, Islam, Spirituality

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If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

-Mother Teresa

TAGS: Relationships, Relationships Quotes