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Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.
Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.
How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a read more
How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a deep, wide gulf, a chasm, and in that chasm is no place for any man.
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance read more
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
My father told me that if you saw a man in a Rolls Royce you could be sure he was read more
My father told me that if you saw a man in a Rolls Royce you could be sure he was not a gentleman unless he was the chauffeur.
Don't take life seriously because you can't come out of it alive.
Don't take life seriously because you can't come out of it alive.
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, read more
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.
And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. [John 8:32].
And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. [John 8:32].
Never practice two vices at once.
Never practice two vices at once.