Much as a teacher may wince at the thought, he is also an entertainerโfor unless he can hold his audience, he cannot really instruct or edify them.
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. HarrisPeople decline invitations when they are "indisposed" physically, and I wish they would do likewise when they feel indisposed emotionally. A person has no more right to attend a party with a head full of venom than with a throat full of virus.
Sydney J. Harris