176 quotes found
“A man who loves others based solely on how they make him feel, or what they do for him, is really not loving others at all - but loving only himself.”
“Today's zealots are mostly those pretending to be anti-religious.”
“There is nothing new under the sun but that of the Son. Man's rebellion against God has always been because he would rather fall in pride than rise in humility.”
“If you assume that the new - and simply because it's new - is always to be better than the old, chances are you've never known anything valuable.”
“What we fail to realize is we often become like Pharisees in our ruthless attempts to identify Pharisees (and impostors). While indeed some people use the old laws of religious pride to tear down m...”
“Misguided good men are more dangerous than honest bad men. It is because they are seen as good that, in and by good conscience, the mob will always, stubbornly back them without question.”
“Goodness is sparked by a caution for the sake of what is good, not a fear of what is bad.”
“A good work ethic is not so much a concern for hard work but rather one for responsibility. There have been a great many men and women who have in fact used work or hustle or selfish ambition as an...”
“The first reaction is surely the most natural one, but not always the most correct one; thereupon, the invention of apologies.”
“It often seems as though the silent, humble servant is secretly wiser and more discerning than the haughty master; yet through dutiful (and sometimes insecure) surrender he continues to serve and c...”
“If you don't like the solution, change the problem.”
“One of the bigger mistakes of our time, I suppose, was preaching the demonization of all judgment without teaching how to judge righteously. We now live in an age where, apart from the inability to...”
“I appreciate a book intended to be judged by its cover. The insincere readers are often weeded out while the sincere readers remain curious.”
“Trying to be offensive for the sole purpose of being offensive should always deem one the least offensive of offenders.”
“By(e) pen, I've tried my hand at poetry; only to see how boring it is to me. That is, unless I get a chance to destroy each and every piece while doing it as I please.”
“Even when the truth is in fact simple, simplicity is still relative.”
