He is not of us who is not affectionate to the little ones, and does not respect the old; and he is not of us, who does not order which is lawful, and prohibits that which is unlawful.
Collage is the noble conquest of the irrational, the coupling of two realities, irreconcilable in appearance, upon a plane which apparently does not suit them.
If a man deliberately abstains from wine to such an extent that he does serious harm to his nature, he will not be free from blame.
God does not treat us as our sins deserve, man treats us as our sins deserve.
Yes, Severus does seem the type, doesn't he? So useful to have him swooping around like an overgrown bat.
Does politics have to be injected into everything?
A married woman has the same right to control her own body as does an unmarried woman.
If you recognize anyone it does not mean you like them.
Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success.
A theologian who does not love art, poetry, music and nature can be dangerous. Blindness and deafness toward the beautiful are not incidental; they necessarily are reflected in his theology.
Age does not bring you wisdom, age brings you wrinkles.
A man of Seville is shaved by the Barber of Seville if and only if the man does not shave himself. Does the barber shave himself?
The universe does not jest with us, but is in earnest.
I come from a culture that embodies the need to convert others to "the truth. " The Mormon Church has one of the largest missionary programs in the world. That does not interest me.
He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.
A life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives.
It is work, work that one delights in, that is the surest guarantor of happiness. But even here it is a work that has to be earned by labor in one's earlier years. One should labor so hard in youth that everything one does subsequently is easy by comparison.
Does God ask us to do what is beneath us? This question will never trouble us again if we consider the Lord of heaven taking a towel and washing feet.
We must know where to doubt, where to feel certain, where to submit. He who does not do so, understands not the force of reason.
Tastykakes are just another of the many advantages of living in Jersey. They’re made in Philly and shipped to Trenton in all their fresh squishiness. I read once that 439,000 Butterscotch Krimpets are baked every day. And not a heck of a lot of them find their way to New Hampshire. All that snow and scenery and what good does it do you without Tastykakes?
