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Only a warrior can survive the path of knowledge because the art of the warrior is to balance the pain of being a man with the wonder of being a man.

The libertarian thinks that this world is chiefly a stage for the swaggering ego; the conservative finds himself instead a pilgrim in a realm of mystery and wonder, where duty, discipline, and sacrifice are required-and where the reward is that love which passeth all understanding.

God has strewn our paths with wonders and we certainly should not go through life with our eyes shut

And I did wonder - because it's now three years ago since I left prison - whether there would come a time when I would forget it, or it would be in the past as anything else might be - no, it's there every day of my life.

When I was 40, I used to wonder what people thought of me. Now I wonder what I think of them.

Perhaps the greatest reason for missionary work is to give the world it's chance to hear and accept the gospel. The scriptures are replete with commands and promises and calls and rewards for teach the gospel. I use the word command deliberately for it seems to be an insistent directive from which we, singly and collectively, cannot escape...I wonder if we are doing all we can. Are we complacent in our approach to teaching all the world? We have been proselyting now 144 years. Are we prepared to lengthen our stride? To enlarge our vision?

While most of our suffering is self- inflicted, some is caused by or permitted by God. This sobering reality calls for deep submissiveness, especially when God does not remove the cup from us. In such circumstances, when reminded about the premortal shouting for joy as this life's plan was unfolded (Job 38:7), we can perhaps be pardoned if, in some moments, we wonder what all the shouting was about.

This Christmas mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a letter. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in word and deed. Keep a promise. Forgo a grudge. Forgive an enemy. Apologize. Try to understand. Examine your demands on others. Think first of someone else. Be kind. Be gentle. Laugh a little more. Express your gratitude. Welcome a stranger. Gladden the heart of a child. Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak your love, and then speak it again.

Let me arrest thy thoughts, wonder with me, _x000D_Why ploughing, building, ruling and the rest, _x000D_Or most of those arts, whence our lives are blessed, _x000D_By cursed Cain's race invented be,_x000D_And blessed Seth vexed us with astronomy.

If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder

Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there are two poems I need to write, one about x, one about y. This is a wonder to me.

Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen.

For the black man to come out superior would be against America's teachings. I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, to counteract my image in the ring. America has to have its white images, no matter where it gets them. Jesus, Wonder Woman, Tarzan and Rocky.

Numberless are the world's wonders, but none More wonderful than man.

Wonder is a very subtle, precious emotion, often lost in the gross hustle and bustle of modern life. When we feel wonder, we are immediately reminded of the purity and innocence of our childhood. Then, everything was magical and mysterious. Magic should help us relive that wonder.

And I remember wondering why it was that eating something good could make me feel so terrible, while vomiting something terrible could make me feel so good.

In Ali change creation faith growth hope humor life living Muhammad Ali transformation wonder_x000D__x000D_If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

Tonight, the moon came out, it was nearly full._x000D__x000D_Way down here on earth, I could feel it's pull._x000D__x000D_The weight of gravity or just the lure of life,_x000D__x000D_Made me want to leave my only home tonight._x000D__x000D__x000D_I'm just wondering how we know where we belong_x000D__x000D_Is it in the arc of the moon, leaving shadows on the lawn_x000D__x000D_In the path of fireflies and a single bird at dawn_x000D__x000D_Singing in between here and gone

One day you're there and then all of a sudden, there's less of you. And you wonder where that part went. If it's living somewhere outside of you. And you keep thinking maybe you'll get it back. And then you realize it's just gone.

Should we find a second form of life right here on our doorstep, we could be confident that life is a truly cosmic phenomenon. If so, there may well be sentient beings somewhere in the galaxy wondering, as do we, if they are not alone in the universe.

I wonder if I will ever have the strength to hold onto something. Or if I will always be someone who destroys.