When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.
It is always the secure who are humble.
The modern habit of saying "This is my opinion, but I may be wrong" is entirely irrational. If I say that it may be wrong, I say that is not my opinion. The modern habit of saying "Every man has a different philosophy; this is my philosophy and it suits me" – the habit of saying this is mere weak-mindedness. A cosmic philosophy is not constructed to fit a man; a cosmic philosophy is constructed to fit a cosmos. A man can no more possess a private religion than he can possess a private sun and moon.
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
When belief in God becomes difficult, the tendency is to turn away from Him; but in heaven's name to what?
O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride.
The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.
Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all.
Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. Never forget that the devil fell by force of gravity. He who has the faith has the fun.
CIVILISATION is not to be judged by the rapidity of communication, but by the value of what is communicated.
There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.
Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.
We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man's terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God.
If you argue with a madman, it is extremely probable that you will get the worst of it; for in many ways his mind moves all the quicker for not being delayed by the things that go with good judgment.
The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.
The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.
How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.
The wisest thing in the world is to cry out before you are hurt. It is no good to cry out after you are hurt; especially after you are mortally hurt. People talk about the impatience of the populace; but sound historians know that most tyrannies have been possible because men moved too late. it is often essential to resist a tyranny before it exists.
The Universe is the most extraordinary masterpiece ever constructed by nobody.
It's the first effect of not believing in God that you lose your common sense.
There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.
Feminists are those who cannot stand female characteristics.
I have known many happy marriages, but never a compatible one. The whole aim of marriage is to fight through and survive the instant when incompatibility becomes unquestionable. For a man and a woman, as such, are incompatible.
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