So many things--nay every real thing--is good if only it will be humble and ordinate.

if anyone present wishes to make me the subject of his wit, I am very much at his service--with my sword--whenever he has leisure.

We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, Blessed are they that morn.

Christianity does not involve the belief that all things were made for man. it does involve the belief that god loves man and for his sake became man and died.

Those of us who are blamed when old for reading childish books were blamed when children for reading books too old for us.

But Pride always means enmity -- it is enmity. And not only enmity between man and man, but enmity to God.

That is the key to history. Terrific energy is expended - civilizations are built up - excellent institutions devised; but each time something goes wrong. Some fatal flaw always brings the selfish and cruel people to the top, and then it all slides back into misery and ruin. In fact, the machine conks. It seems to start up all right and runs a few yards, and then it breaks down.