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But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner read more
But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?
Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.
Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.
Oh the depth of both the wisdom and riches of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways beyond read more
Oh the depth of both the wisdom and riches of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways beyond understanding.
The church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
The church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth.
Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth.
It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and read more
It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action.
The wolf was sick, he vowed a monk to be: But when he got well, a wolf once more was read more
The wolf was sick, he vowed a monk to be: But when he got well, a wolf once more was he.
In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is read more
In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is usually embraced with vehemence and extremism, for we have to convince ourselves that what we took as second choice is the best there ever was. Thus blind faith is to a considerable extent a substitute for the lost faith in ourselves; insatiable desire a substitute for hope; accumulation a substitute for growth; fervent hustling a substitute for purposeful action; and pride a substitute for an unattainable self-respect.
Only the sinner has a right to preach.
Only the sinner has a right to preach.
