A new monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to help the other monks in copying the old texts by hand. He notices, however, that they are copying copies, and not the original books.
So, the new monk goes to the head monk to ask him about this. He points out that if there was an error in the first copy, that error would be continued in all of the other copies. The head monk says, “We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son.”
So, he goes down into the cellar with one of the copies to check it against the original. Hours later, nobody has seen him. So, one of the monks goes downstairs to look for him. He hears sobbing coming from the back of the cellar and finds the old monk leaning over one of the original books crying. He asks what’s wrong.
“The word is celebrate,” says the old monk.
To celebrate or not to celebrate, that is the question...
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There is no substitute for the Bible. - Henry Halley
Cantaloupe: Got to get married in Church - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds. - Edmund Burke
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. - Napoleon Bonaparte
The Bible tells us to forgive our enemies, not our friends. - Margot Asquith
There is nothing more important than appearing to be religious. - Niccolo Machiavelli
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. - Albert Einstein
The Religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Italy is the home of art and swindling; home of religion and moral rottenness. - Mark Twain
Church is the only society on earth that exists for the benefit of non-members. - William Temple
There's no better book with which to defend the Bible than the Bible itself. - Dwight L. Moody
Democracy is also a form of religion; it is the worship of jackals by jackasses. - H L Mencken
My favourite characters in the Bible are King David, Delilah and Charlton Heston. - Milton Berle
A sense of humor, properly developed, is superior to any religion so far devised. - Tom Robbins
The church is close, but the road is icey. The tavern is far, but I will walk carefully. - Russian Proverb
We have just enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one another. - Jonathan Swift
The less Holy Spirit we have, the more cake and coffee we need to keep the church going. - Reinhard Bonnke
I don't see anywhere in the Bible where it says you shouldn't get breast implants. - Carrie Prejean
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. - Blaise Pascal
Religion is like a map. The route isn't important. It's the destination that matters. - Marianne Williamson
If religion is to be treated with intellectual respect, then it must stand the test of truth. - Ravi Zacharias
Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society. - Malcolm Muggeridge
Let's just say, I'm Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist. - Liam Neeson
Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything but live for it. - Charles Caleb Colton
If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me. - John Wooden
Most people have some sort of religion, at least they know which church they're staying away from. - John Erskine
Like a great Eastern religion says, it's all about striking a balance between the ping and the pong. - Kelly
The Christian's Bible is a drug store. Its contents remain the same, but the medical practice changes. - Mark Twain
Family, religion, friendship... these are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business. - Mr. Burns
The Muslim world is threatened by religious fanaticism. The Western world is threatened by secular fanaticism. - Dennis Prager
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are the same people. - G K Chesterton
The world says everything happens randomly, without reason. But the Bible reassures us that God works in all things. - David Jeremiah
The Bible's full of wine. God ain't got nothing against a little drink to celebrate His Son's birthday with. - Archie Bunker
He who begins with Metaphysics will not only become confused in matters of religion, but will fall into complete infidelity. - Maimonides
I find that the nicest and best people generally profess no religion at all, but are ready to like the best men of all religions. - Samuel Butler
The Muslim Prophet Mohammed was a big believer in charity and firmly established helping those in need as a basis of the religion. - Richard Engel
People are so shocked when they find... out I am Protestant. I am Presbyterian. And I go to church, and I love God, and I love my church. - Donald Trump
Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines. - Bertrand Russell
Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired. - Robert F. Kennedy
There is no substitute for the Bible. - Henry Halley
Cantaloupe: Got to get married in Church - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds. - Edmund Burke
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. - Napoleon Bonaparte
The Bible tells us to forgive our enemies, not our friends. - Margot Asquith
There is nothing more important than appearing to be religious. - Niccolo Machiavelli
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. - Albert Einstein
The Religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Italy is the home of art and swindling; home of religion and moral rottenness. - Mark Twain
Church is the only society on earth that exists for the benefit of non-members. - William Temple
There's no better book with which to defend the Bible than the Bible itself. - Dwight L. Moody
Democracy is also a form of religion; it is the worship of jackals by jackasses. - H L Mencken
My favourite characters in the Bible are King David, Delilah and Charlton Heston. - Milton Berle
A sense of humor, properly developed, is superior to any religion so far devised. - Tom Robbins
The church is close, but the road is icey. The tavern is far, but I will walk carefully. - Russian Proverb
We have just enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one another. - Jonathan Swift
The less Holy Spirit we have, the more cake and coffee we need to keep the church going. - Reinhard Bonnke
I don't see anywhere in the Bible where it says you shouldn't get breast implants. - Carrie Prejean
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. - Blaise Pascal
Religion is like a map. The route isn't important. It's the destination that matters. - Marianne Williamson
If religion is to be treated with intellectual respect, then it must stand the test of truth. - Ravi Zacharias
Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society. - Malcolm Muggeridge
Let's just say, I'm Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist. - Liam Neeson
Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything but live for it. - Charles Caleb Colton
If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me. - John Wooden
Most people have some sort of religion, at least they know which church they're staying away from. - John Erskine
Like a great Eastern religion says, it's all about striking a balance between the ping and the pong. - Kelly
The Christian's Bible is a drug store. Its contents remain the same, but the medical practice changes. - Mark Twain
Family, religion, friendship... these are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business. - Mr. Burns
The Muslim world is threatened by religious fanaticism. The Western world is threatened by secular fanaticism. - Dennis Prager
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are the same people. - G K Chesterton
The world says everything happens randomly, without reason. But the Bible reassures us that God works in all things. - David Jeremiah
The Bible's full of wine. God ain't got nothing against a little drink to celebrate His Son's birthday with. - Archie Bunker
He who begins with Metaphysics will not only become confused in matters of religion, but will fall into complete infidelity. - Maimonides
I find that the nicest and best people generally profess no religion at all, but are ready to like the best men of all religions. - Samuel Butler
The Muslim Prophet Mohammed was a big believer in charity and firmly established helping those in need as a basis of the religion. - Richard Engel
People are so shocked when they find... out I am Protestant. I am Presbyterian. And I go to church, and I love God, and I love my church. - Donald Trump
Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines. - Bertrand Russell
Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired. - Robert F. Kennedy
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