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Or should human beings allow Christ to have died on the Cross for the sake of our petty lies and our paltry whorings.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":31,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3090916,"What is it which is bought dearly, offered for nothing, and then most often refused? – Experience, old people’s experience.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":31,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3090914,"One must in this lower world love many things to know finally what one loves the best...",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":31,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3090913,"Within our whole universe the story only has the authority to answer that cry of heart of its characters, that one cry of heart of each of them: “Who am I?”",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":31,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3090906,"There are things which cannot be carried through even with the good will of everybody concerned.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":31,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3090900,"There is something about Safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":78,"quote_text":79,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":31,"author":80,"source":81,"quote_tag":82,"commentary":9},3090895,"The present is always unsettled, no one has had time to contemplate it in tranquillity. 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Dinesen's words, spoken from a place of sorrow and longing, reveal a profound sense of responsibility and empathy.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nAt first glance, the quote appears to be a beautiful expression of a desire to free animals from confinement. However, upon closer examination, it reveals a more complex and nuanced sentiment. Dinesen's statement is not just a sentimental plea, but a deeply personal and philosophical reflection on the human condition. She is, in effect, saying that she hopes to have lived a life so authentic, so true to herself and her values, that her legacy will be one of freedom – not just for birds, but for all beings.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset to your own life, consider the concept of \"caging\" as a metaphor for the ways in which we, as individuals, can become trapped by our own expectations, societal pressures, or self-imposed limitations. By acknowledging and working to overcome these internal cages, you can strive to live a life that is more authentic, more compassionate, and more free – much like Dinesen's aspiration for the world after her passing.",{"currentPage":91,"totalPages":92,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":93},1,18,10]