Thoughts to Ponder
Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book
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For the week starting Sunday, April 3, 2005
Finishing the week of Saturday, April 30, 2005
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April 3
The evolving soul is not made
divine by what it does, but by what it strives to do. [The Urantia Book, p. 557, par. 8]
April 4
The destiny of eternity is determined
moment by moment by the achievements of the day by day living. The acts of today are the destiny of tomorrow. [The Urantia Book, p. 557, par. 10]
April 5
Greatness lies not so much in
possessing strength as in making a wise and divine use of such strength. [Urantia Book, p. 557, par. 11]
April 6
Knowledge is possessed only by sharing; it is safeguarded by wisdom and socialized by love. [Urantia
Book, p. 557, par. 12]
April 7
Progress demands development
of individuality; mediocrity seeks perpetuation in standardization. [Urantia Book, p. 557, par. 13]
April 8
The argumentative defense of
any proposition is inversely proportional to the truth contained. [Urantia Book, p. 557, par. 14]
April 9
There is no error greater than
that species of self-deception which leads intelligent beings to crave the exercise of power over other beings for the purpose
of depriving these persons of their natural liberties. [The Urantia Book, p. 614, par. 3]
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April 10
Man's ability to choose good
or evil is a universe reality. [The Urantia
Book, p. 615, par. 3]
April 11
Truth is the basis of science
and philosophy, presenting the intellectual foundation of religion. [The Urantia Book, p. 647, par. 1]
April 12
Love is the desire to do good
to others. [The Urantia Book, p. 648,
par. 4]
April 13
Work with the soil is not a
curse; rather is it the highest blessing to all who are thus permitted to enjoy the most human of all human activities. [The Urantia Book, p. 751, par. 14]
April 14
Almost everything of lasting
value in civilization has its roots in the family. The family was the first successful peace group, the man and woman learning
how to adjust their antagonisms while at the same time teaching the pursuits of peace to their children. [The
Urantia Book, p. 765, par. 5]
April 15
Peace is the social yardstick
measuring civilization's advancement. [The
Urantia Book, p. 783, par. 4]
April 16
Put a premium on fortitude and
courage. [The Urantia Book, p. 785,
par. 8]
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April 17
Only love, brotherhood, can prevent the strong from oppressing the weak.
[The Urantia Book, p. 805, par. 1]
April 18
Spiritual idealism is the energy which really uplifts and advances human
culture from one level of attainment to another. [The Urantia Book, p. 910, par. 0]
April 19
The family is the channel through which the river of culture and knowledge
flows from one generation to another. [The Urantia Book, p. 931, par. 2]
April 20
Male and female are, practically regarded, two distinct varieties of the
same species living in close and intimate association. Their viewpoints and entire life reactions are essentially different;
they are wholly incapable of full and real comprehension of each other [The Urantia Book, p. 938,
par. 7]
April 21
Complete understanding between the sexes is not attainable. [The Urantia Book, p. 938, par. 7]
April 22
Woman, however, has always been the moral standard-bearer and the spiritual
leader of mankind. The hand that rocks the cradle still fraternizes with destiny. [The Urantia Book,
p. 938, par. 8]
April 23
Marriage is the mother of all human institutions, for it leads directly
to home founding and home maintenance, which is the structural basis of society. [The Urantia Book,
p. 939, par. 3]
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April 24
The animals love their children; man--civilized man--loves his children's
children. [The Urantia Book, p. 910, par. 6]
April 25
The higher the civilization, the greater the joy of parents in the children's
advancement and success [The Urantia Book, p. 940, par. 6]
April 26
The true parent is engaged in a continuous service-ministry which the wise
child comes to recognize and appreciate. [The Urantia Book, p. 941, par. 7]
April 27
Any attempt to shift parental responsibility to state or church will prove
suicidal to the welfare and advancement of civilization. [The Urantia Book, p. 941, par. 8]
April 28
Marriage, with children and consequent family life, is stimulative of the
highest potentials in human nature. [The Urantia Book, p. 941, par. 9]
April 29
The family is the fundamental unit of fraternity in which parents and children
learn those lessons of patience, altruism, tolerance, and forbearance which are so essential to the realization of brotherhood
among all men. [The Urantia Book, p. 941, par. 9]
April 30
Remember, even if prayer
does not change God, it very often effects great and lasting changes in the one who prays in faith and confident expectation.
[The Urantia Book, p. 998, par. 3]
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