For me Christ was not to be bought for thirty pieces of silver but with my heart's blood. We buy not cheap in this market.
Dorothy DayRead
The biggest mistake sometimes is to play things very safe in this life and end up being moral failures.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Taking risks is essential for personal growth; staying too safe can lead to missed opportunities and regrets.
This quote by Dorothy Day emphasizes the importance of embracing risks and challenges in life. By playing it too safe, individuals may avoid the uncomfortable situations necessary for growth, ultimately resulting in unfulfilled potential and regret, which she describes as a form of moral failure. It serves as a reminder that courage and vulnerability are crucial for living a meaningful life.
Themes
CourageRiskGrowthLifeFailure
In practice
Example use cases
Using this quote during a motivational speech about pursuing dreams.
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I do not know how to love God except by loving the poor. I do not know how to serve God except by serving the poor.... Here, within this great city of nine million people, we must, in this neighborhood, on this street, in this parish, regain a sense of community which is the basis for peace in the world.
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We're living in an age of genocide. ...And we do believe that there is not only the genocide of war, and the genocide that took place with the extermination of the Jews, but the whole program....of birth control and abortion is another form of genocide.... [T]hey claim the poor are bringing forth tremendous numbers of children and so the solution is to kill them off.
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Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action.
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