If a thing is free to be good it is also free to be bad. And free will is what has made evil possible. Why, then, did God give them free will? Because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.

Laziness means more work in the long run.

Is there any possibility of getting the super Welfare State's honey and avoiding the sting?

If anyone would like to acquire humility, the first step is to realize one is proud. Nothing can be done before it.

Only a bad person needs to repent: only a good person can repent perfectly.

A little lie is like a little pregnancy it doesn't take long before everyone knows.

Besides being complicated, reality, in my experience, is usually odd. It is not neat, not obvious, not what you expect.