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I'm not obsessed with angels but I do adore angels.
Maurice Sendak
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Maurice Sendak
American
Artist
Born:
Jun 10
,
1928
Died:
May 8
,
2012
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
Saint Augustine
Pride
Men
Changed
Humility
Angels
Devils
Makes
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
Buddha
You
Yourself
Win
Better
Victory
Hell
Battles
Thousand
Angels
Taken
Demons
Than
Heaven
Cannot
Then
Yours
Conquer
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
James Madison
Government
Men
Would
Would-Be
Angels
Were
Necessary
Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws.
Jim Morrison
Death
Angels
Wings
Gives
Claws
Had
Makes
Smooth
Where
Us
Shoulders
Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.
Billy Graham
Faith
You
Courage
Think
Angels
Take
Look
Up
Than
Believers
Nearer
I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.
Buddha
Wisdom
Time
World
Will
Men
Leader
First
Master
Universe
Earth
Angels
Shall
Arise
Buddha
Mortals
Knowing
Supremely
Another
Am
Due
Came
Nor
Conduct
Endowed
Holy
Who
Incomparable
Enlightened
Last
Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.
August Wilson
Work
Forgiveness
Yourself
Dark
Cause
Will
Willingness
Angels
Wrestle
Sing
Parts
Demons
Banish
Confront
Them
Your
Illumination
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Alexander Pope
Fear
Fools
Rush
Angels
Where
Tread
There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia.
Kurt Vonnegut
Hope
Good
Matter
Organization
Evil
Mafia
Angels
Triumph
No Reason
Along
Lines
Often
Anything
Cannot
Organized
Reason
Such Things
Why
Things
Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.
Thomas Jefferson
Government
History
Man
Trust
Sometimes
Others
Kings
Angels
He
Him
Himself
Answer
Said
Govern
Question
Trusted
Form
Cannot
Then
Found
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