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Anger is one of the sinews of the Soul; he that wants it hath a maimed mind.
Anger is one of the sinews of the Soul; he that wants it hath a maimed mind.
The term up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fast has no meaning apart from the read more
The term up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fast has no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition such terms have no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a very particular situation... most of our language about the organization and objective's of government is made up of such polar terms. Justice and injustice are typical. A reformer who wants to abolish injustice and create a world in which nothing but justice prevails is like a man who wants to make everything up. Such a man might feel that if he took the lowest in the world and carried it up to the highest point and kept on doing this, everything would eventually become up. This would certainly move a great many objects and create an enormous amount of activity. It might or might not be useful, according to the standards which we apply. However it would never result in the abolishment of down.
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to read more
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become read more
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. [James 1:19-20].
Any solution to a problem changes the problem.
Any solution to a problem changes the problem.
The object of art is to crystallize emotion into thought and then give it form.
The object of art is to crystallize emotion into thought and then give it form.
I'm afraid we have become a nation of plodders, who feel that all problems can be found in books and read more
I'm afraid we have become a nation of plodders, who feel that all problems can be found in books and that the answers are on a certain page.
Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better.
Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better.
