A man met a lad weeping. "What do you weep for?" he asked. "I am weeping for my sins," said the lad. "You must have little to do," said the man. The next day, they met again. Once more the lad was weeping. "Why do you weep now?" asked the man. "I am weeping because I have nothing to eat," said the lad. "I thought it would come to that," said the man.
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Pray as if everything depended on God, and work as if everything depended upon man.
Pray as if everything depended on God, and work as if everything depended upon man.
The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation read more
The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.
Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow--
You are not read more
Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow--
You are not wrong who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.
I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand read more
I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.
Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.
Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.
The Bible looks like it started out as a game of Mad Libs.
The Bible looks like it started out as a game of Mad Libs.
If one age believes too much it is natural that another believes too little.
If one age believes too much it is natural that another believes too little.
A devotee who can call on God while living a householder's life is a hero indeed. God thinks: 'He is read more
A devotee who can call on God while living a householder's life is a hero indeed. God thinks: 'He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties. He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle -- pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.'.
