For me the curse is a crutch, but the con is everything.
Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.
There are cases in which the greatest daring is the greatest wisdom.
Architects and painters know precisely what they are about as long as they deal with material phenomena. . . . But when they come to the aesthetics of their work, when they aim at a particular effect on the mind or on the senses, the rules dissolve into nothing but vague ideas.
War is merely a continuation of politics.
Intelligence alone is not courage, we often see that the most intelligent people are irresolute. Since in the rush of events a man is governed by feelings rather than by thought, the intellect needs to arouse the quality of courage, which then supports and sustains it in action.
If you entrench yourself behind strong fortifications, you compel the enemy seek a solution elsewhere.
Avant-garde music is sort of research music. You're glad someone's done it but you don't necessarily want to listen to it.
It is impossible for any Christian who spends the bulk of his evenings, month after month, week upon week, day in and day out watching the major TV networks or contemporary videos to have a Christian mind. This is always true of all Christians in every situation! A Biblical mental program cannot coexist with worldly programming.
Those true eyes Too pure and too honest in aught to disguise The sweet soul shining through them.
It is only Christianity, the great bond of love and duty to God, that makes any existence valuable or even tolerable.