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People allow themselves to be slaves of their bad habits and society's bad habits - but they have free will, and if they wish to be free they can.

Peace Pilgrim

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Peace Pilgrim
Age: 72 †
Born: 1908
Born: July 18
Died: 1981
Died: July 7
Activist
Peace Activist
Teacher
Egg Harbor City
New Jersey
Mildred Lisette Norman
People
Slaves
Habits
Slave
Allow
Habit
Society
Free
Wish

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Inner peace is found by facing life squarely, solving its problems, and delving as far beneath its surface as possible to discover its verities and realities.
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I have chosen the positive approach - instead of stressing the bad things which I am against, I stress the good things which I am for.
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Many common problems are caused by wrong attitudes. People see themselves as the center of the universe and judge everything as it relates to them. Naturally you won't be happy that way. You can only be happy when you see things in proper perspective: all human beings are of equal importance in God's sight, and have a job to do in the divine plan.
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No one can find inner peace except by working, not in a self- centered way, but for the whole human family.
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If you are not radiant with joy and friendliness, if you are not filled to overflowing with love and goodwill for all beings and all creatures and all creation, one thing is certain: you do not know God!
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I am never lonely or discouraged or tired. When you live in constant communion with God, you cannot be lonely. When you perceive the working of God's wonderful plan and know that all good effort bears good fruit, you cannot be discouraged. When you have found inner peace, you are in contact with the source of universal energy and cannot be tired.
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I define democracy as control by the people. Slaves are those who allow others to control their lives. Insofar as people succeed in solving their problems fairly and efficiently at a grassroots level, they retain control over their lives. Insofar as they delegate their problem solving to a higher authority, they lose control over their lives.
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Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return.
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My appointed work is to awaken the divine nature that is within.
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If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.
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Remember that no one can hurt you except yourself. If someone does a mean thing to you, that person is hurt. You are not really hurt unless you become embittered, or unless you become angry and perhaps do a mean thing in return.
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When we hear a prediction of some disaster we need to throw the entire weight of our positive thought in the opposite direction!
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The sanctuary of peace dwells within. Seek it out and all things will be added to you. We're coming closer and closer to the time when enough of us will have found inner peace to affect our institutions for the better. And as soon as this happens the institutions will in turn, through example, affect for the better those who are still immature.
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You're in a much better position to talk with people when they approach you than when you approach them.
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We are all cells in the body of humanity - all of us, all over the world. Each one has a contribution to make, and will know from within what this contribution is.
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Most of us fall short much more by omission than by commission. While the world perishes we go our way: purposeless, passionless, day after day.
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The valid research for the future is on the inner side, on the spiritual side.
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I pray without ceasing now. My personal prayer is: Make me an instrument which only truth can speak.
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The motive, if you are to find inner peace, must be an outgoing motive. Service, of course-service. Giving, not getting. Your motive must be good if your work is to have good effect. The secret of life is being of service.
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What we usually call human evolution is the awakening of the divine nature within us.
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