I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives.
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No human beings more dangerous than those who have suffered for a belief: the great persecutors are recruited from the read more
No human beings more dangerous than those who have suffered for a belief: the great persecutors are recruited from the martyrs not quite beheaded. Far from diminishing the appetite for power, suffering exasperates it.
None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing.
None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing.
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the read more
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.
It is not the fact that a person has riches that keeps them from heaven, but the fact that riches read more
It is not the fact that a person has riches that keeps them from heaven, but the fact that riches have them.
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." read more
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
One of the proofs of the divinity of our gospel is the preaching it has survived.
One of the proofs of the divinity of our gospel is the preaching it has survived.
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. [Hebrews 13:2].
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. [Hebrews 13:2].
Faith in the ability of a leader is of slight service unless it be united with faith in his justice.
Faith in the ability of a leader is of slight service unless it be united with faith in his justice.
How can one better magnify the Almighty than by sniggering with him at his little jokes, particularly the poorer ones.
How can one better magnify the Almighty than by sniggering with him at his little jokes, particularly the poorer ones.
