“What life have you, if you have not life together?
There is not life that is not in community,
And no community not lived in praise of GOD.”
Choruses from The Rock (1934)
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“Life is lived in common, but not in community.”
Michael Harrington book The Other America
Source: The Other America (1962), Ch. 7, sct. 4
Michel Henry (1922–2002) French writer
Michel Henry, Material Phenomenology, Fordham University Press, 2008, p. 118-119
Books on Phenomenology and Life, Material Phenomenology (1990)
Marcus Aurelius (121–180) Emperor of Ancient Rome
No printed sources exist for this prior to 2009, and this seems to have been an attribution which arose on the internet, as indicated by web searches and rationales provided at "Marcus Aurelius and source checking" at Three Shouts on a Hilltop (14 June 2011) http://threeshoutsonahilltop.blogspot.com/2011/06/marcus-aurelius-and-source-checking.html <br class="br">This quote may be a paraphrase of Meditations, Book II: <br class="br">Since it is possible that thou mayest depart from life this very moment, regulate every act and thought accordingly.<br>But to go away from among men, if there are gods, is not a thing to be afraid of, for the gods will not involve thee in evil;<br>but if indeed they do not exist, or if they have no concern about human affairs, what is it to me to live in a universe devoid of gods or devoid of Providence?<br>But Gods there are, undoubtedly, and they regard human affairs; and have put it wholly in our power, that we should not fall into what is truly evil <br class="br">Misattributed
“Those who struggle for virtue in community life will have greater merit”
Saint Nimatullah Kassab (1808–1858) Lebanese Maronite monk and saint
than hermits <br class="br"> Vatican biography of Nimatullah Kassab Al-Hardini, Vatican News Service http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20040516_al-hardini_en.html (May 2004)
Kofi Annan (1938–2018) 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations
Truman Library address (2006)
Context: Both security and development ultimately depend on respect for human rights and the rule of law.
— Although increasingly interdependent, our world continues to be divided — not only by economic differences, but also by religion and culture. That is not in itself a problem. Throughout history, human life has been enriched by diversity, and different communities have learnt from each other. But, if our different communities are to live together in peace we must stress also what unites us: our common humanity, and our shared belief that human dignity and rights should be protected by law.
Michael Campbell (bishop) (1941) Catholic bishop
Contemplative religious sisters are coming to this English diocese https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/36975/contemplative-religious-sisters-are-coming-to-this-english-diocese (6 October 2017)
“You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.”
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer