By the time a man asks you for advice, he has generally made up his mind what he wants to do, and is looking for confirmation rather than counseling.
Sydney J. HarrisChristianity is not a "spiritual" religion, like some religions of the east. It is an intensely "practical" religion, having its moral roots in the practicality of judaism. It was not designed to change the way men think or believe as much as to change the way they act.
Sydney J. HarrisMaturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something without feeling the necessity to prove someone else wrong.
Sydney J. HarrisOnce we assuage our conscience by calling something a "necessary evil", it begins to look more and more necessary and less and less evil.
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