Man is not a beast of burden, and the Sabbath is not for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of his work.
– Abraham Joshua Heschel
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- We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being. – Abraham Joshua Heschel
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- Efficiency was just a measurement of how fast money moved from the poor to the rich. We prefer the opposite of efficiency, which is to say, justice. – Kim Stanley Robinson
- There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war, the beast stirs. – George RR Martin
- Certainly no beast has essayed the boundless, infinitely inventive art of human hatred. No beast can match its range and power. – Arundhati Roy
- Things go wrong for a purpose. Just know the purpose, and just understand how to distinctively use the purpose for a great purpose! – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
- What makes loneliness an anguish is not that I have no one to share my burden, but this: I have only my own burden to bear. – Dag Hammarskjld
- No burden is heavier to bear than the burden of a false idea. – Marty Rubin
- We’re reaching the point where the Earth will have to end the burden we’ve placed on her, if we don’t lift the burden ourselves. – Steven M Greer
- Missional leaders not only feel the burden of God’s mission but they also act on the burden and act upon it sacrificially. – Gary Rohrmayer
- If you have talented and motivated people, they should be encouraged to work alone when creativity or efficiency is the highest priority. – Adrian Furnham
- Renounce poor work.Shun trivial work.Entertain respectable work.Welcome superior work.Honor transcendent work. – Matshona Dhliwayo
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- Strong women are the universe’s way of enhancing the strength of men. – Brownell Landrum
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- Yoga is not just a workout, it is a natural way of enhancing flexibility, calmness, clarity, and youthfulness. – Debasish Mridha
- Instead of bringing back 1600 plants, we might return from our journeys with a collection of small unfêted but life-enhancing thoughts. – Alain de Botton
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- I want to fill my mind with life-enhancing, positive, beautiful memories. The dark experiences can remain buried without a funeral. – Alexandra Stoddard
- Any food that requires enhancing by the use of chemical substances should in no way be considered a food. – John H Tobe
- the illusion that power lies within the hands of the common man is more important than legitimate efficiency within the government. – Evan Meekins
- man is always equal to his purpose; when you control him, you do half a job but when you control his purpose, you do a total job. – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
- I know what that does to a man, to walk the earth with the burden of his sin on his back. It poisons all he touches. – Lori Benton
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- Thank God for the solitude of the Sabbath. – Lailah Gifty Akita
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- If a man couldn’t control his beast, it could turn so violent that nothing could restrain it once enraged. – Eka Kurniawan