But if we never acted except when we were certain our motives were pure, we would never act at all.

But if we never acted except when we were certain our motives were pure, we would never act at all.

Like all lawyers, I was delighted by gratitude. It happened so rarely.

It seems a universal rule in this world that people will always look for victims and scapegoats, does it not? Especially at times of difficulty and tension.

In worshipping their nationhood men worship themselves and scorn others, and that is no healthy thing.

The lives God gives to us, the awful things we can’t escape from. Sometimes I think that sort of God would enjoy making hell for us after we die.

Funny, when i was a little boy I wanted to be good. But I could never seem to manage it somehow. And if you're not good, the good people will throw you to the wolves. So you might as well just be bad