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Quotations
 | Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? — Epicurus, 341-270 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 33 likes |
 | Above all, not too much zeal. — Talleyrand, 1754-1838, French statesman & diplomat 15 likes |
 | Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. — Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian polymath & painter 5 likes |
 | Ask not what your country can do for you… ask what you can do for your country. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 4 likes |
 | The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them. — Robert Frost, 1874-1963, American poet 3 likes |
 | Very little grows on jagged rock. Be ground. Be crumbled, so wild flowers will come up where you are. — Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet 2 likes |
 | Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. |
 | When you give, give with joy and smiling. |
 | Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. — Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-Indian nun & missionary |
 | To be generous is to say yes before the man even opens his mouth. |
 | Zeal, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. A passion that goeth before a sprawl. |
Ancient Greek
 | Be not unwilling in what you do, neither selfish nor unadvised nor obstinate; let not over-refinement deck out your thought; be not wordy nor a busybody. Μήτε ακούσιος ενέργει μήτε ακοινώνητος μήτε ανεξέταστος μήτε ανθελκόμενος. Μήτε κομψεία την διάνοιάν σου καλλωπιζέτω, μήτε πολυρρήμων μήτε πολυπράγμων έσο. — Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations III, 5 3 likes |
