And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of
Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come read more

And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of
Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an
evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable read more

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an
evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil
that they set out to destroy.

Who soweth good seed shall surely reap;
The year grows rich as it groweth old,
And life's read more

Who soweth good seed shall surely reap;
The year grows rich as it groweth old,
And life's latest sands are its sands of gold!

Now, at a certain time, in pleasant mood,
He tried the luxury of doing good.

Now, at a certain time, in pleasant mood,
He tried the luxury of doing good.

Doing good,
Disinterested good, is not our trade.

Doing good,
Disinterested good, is not our trade.

Look around the habitable world, how few
Know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.

Look around the habitable world, how few
Know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. read more

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.

No good Book, or good thing of any sort, shows its best face at
first.

No good Book, or good thing of any sort, shows its best face at
first.

A good man, through obscurest aspirations
Has still an instinct of the one true way.
[Ger., Ein read more

A good man, through obscurest aspirations
Has still an instinct of the one true way.
[Ger., Ein guter Mensch, in seinem dunkeln Drange,
Ist sich des rechten Weges sohl bewusst.]