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The most detestable wickedness, the most horrid cruelties, and the greatest miseries, that have afflicted the human race have had their origin in this thing called revelation, or revealed religion. It has been the most dishonourable belief against the character of the divinity, the most destructive to morality, and the peace and happiness of man, that ever was propagated since man began to exist. It is better, far better, that we admitted, if it were possible, a thousand devils to roam at large, and to preach publicly the doctrine of devils, if there were any such, than that we permitted one such impostor and monster as Moses, Joshua, Samuel, and the Bible prophets, to come with the pretended word of God in his mouth, and have credit among us. Whence arose all the horrid assassinations of whole nations of men, women, and infants, with which the Bible is filled; and the bloody persecutions, and tortures unto death and religious wars, that since that time have laid Europe in blood and ashes; whence arose they, but from this impious thing called revealed religion, and this monstrous belief that God has spoken to man? The lies of the Bible have been the cause of the one, and the lies of the Testament of the other. .Thomas Paine
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Love, they said, burns youand builds you. But with you, there’s no ash. Just light.Kamand Kojouri
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I think one can tell a lot about a person from the way he chooses to let the stub of his cigarette burn out...Sanhita Baruah
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Ashes have no fear to burn in hell In your heart's paradise angels dwell Rib cage fastens all sins of the wrong Your bones will sing you mortality’s songMunia Khan
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A true love is never defeated. Even when in ashes, it whirls and finds solace with airSandeep Kumar Mishra
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.. . Like ashes of gold in a cinnamon-flame, My youthful desires have been burnt with the years— And tonight in the chilling sunset-wind A cicada, singing, weighs on my heart.Haoran Meng
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Arise, my love, let us try to set these ashes on fire again!Anthony Liccione
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You are like that spark of fire, that fell on a leaf and burnt the whole tree down gradually. Look at me now, all you can see is the memories and reflections of a tree that stood tall and strong once before. But I will not let you win. I will show you, how life can rise again from just ashes and dust.Akshay Vasu
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If there's any guy crazy enough to attack me, I'm going to show him the end of the world -- close up. I'm going to let him see the kingdom come with his own eyes. I'm going to send him straight to the southern hemisphere and let the ashes of death rain all over him and the kangaroos and the wallabies.Haruki Murakami
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To live for the hope of something isn’t really living at all, and so, like a child putting away its toys and picking up a tool, he marched to Lyca’s bathroom, to shower off the stench of failure, soap up the death of hope, then wash away the ashes of his love for Daphne.Mark A. Rayner
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Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. Is that all?Dejan Stojanovic
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When surrounded by the ashes of all that I once cherished, despite my best efforts I can find no room to be thankful. But standing there amidst endless ash I must remember that although the ashes surround me, God surrounds the ashes. And once that realization settles upon me, I am what I thought I could never be ... I am thankful for ashes.Craig D. Lounsbrough
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Rejoice with glitters of ashes tonight Sparkling for moon's spiced silver bite Upon skin of darkness, loving night more Storm begins unlocking cold wind's doorMunia Khan
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When I am dead, I charge you to mingle our ashes and bury us together.Madeline Miller
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Bury us, and mark our names above. Let us be free.Madeline Miller
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It was the damnedest thing, life. Once you decide exactly how things are going to go, something or someone comes along and messes it all up.Jenny Trout
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Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.Jawaharlal Nehru