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Most human beings only scratch the surface of their real potential. They have no idea what they're capable of.

Peace Pilgrim

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Peace Pilgrim
Age: 72 †
Born: 1908
Born: July 18
Died: 1981
Died: July 7
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Egg Harbor City
New Jersey
Mildred Lisette Norman
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There is no glimpse of the light without walking the path. You can't get it from anyone else, nor can you give it to anyone. Just take whatever steps seem easiest for you, and as you take a few steps it will be easier for you to take a few more.
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Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens.
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You are within God. God is within you.
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We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice.
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I shall not accept more than I need while others in the world have less than they need.
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Never underestimate the power of a loosely knit group working for a good cause. All of us who work for peace together, all of us who pray for peace together, are a small minority, but a powerful spiritual fellowship. Our power is beyond our numbers.
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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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What we usually call human evolution is the awakening of the divine nature within us.
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World peace will never be stable until enough of us find inner peace to stabilize it
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You must give if you want to receive. Let the center of your being be one of giving, giving, giving. You can't give too much, and you will discover you cannot give without receiving.
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If you realize that those who do mean things are psychologically ill, your feelings of anger will turn to feelings of pity.
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Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you.
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Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.
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Are you a slave to your self-centered nature or does your divine nature guide your life? Do you kow that every moment of your life you're creating through thought? You create your own inner condition you're helping create the conditions around you.
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To the world I may seem very poor, walking penniless and wearing or carrying in my pockets my only material possessions, but I am really very rich in blessings which no amount of money could buy - health and happiness and inner peace.
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I considered myself liberated long before it became the fashion. First I liberated myself from debilitating habits, and went on to free myself of combative, aggressive thoughts. I have also cast aside any unnecessary possessions. This, I feel, is true liberation.
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