He who cheats with an oath acknowledges that he is afraid of his enemy, but that he thinks little of God.
Our immortal souls, while righteous, are by God himself beautified with the title of his own image and similitude.
Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the one who is lavish with words is cheap in deeds.
Men endure the losses that befall them by mere casualty with more patience than the damages they sustain by injustice.
But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust.
Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.
The most divine light only shineth on those minds which are purged from all worldly dross and human uncleanliness.
Some communities don't permit open, honest inquiry about the things that matter most. Lots of people have voiced a concern, expressed a doubt, or raised a question, only to be told by their family, church, friends, or tribe: "We don't discuss those things here. " I believe the discussion itself is divine. Abraham does his best to bargain with God, most of the book of Job consists of arguments by Job and his friends about the deepest questions of human suffering, God is practically on trial in the book of Lamentations, and Jesus responds to almost every question he's asked with. . . a question.
Since we were renamed, and now it feels like 80 percent of the African-American population has the name Washington or Jefferson or some president or slave owner's name. And, I almost wonder is this, like, is this part of a way of taking back the principle of naming your - I might be going too far into this - but naming your kids something of your choice?
I've always been distracted when somebody is coming after me and saying, "You're the only person who can play this part. "
I played sometimes about as dull as you can play it. I did things the right way, you know. I think I modeled my playing ability after one of the all time greats, Joe DiMaggio. You always found Joe, when he played, you know, he always threw to the right base. He ran, he caught the ball. He did all the right things. He was an idol of mine in the outfield. He played the game the way it was supposed to be played.