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The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation read more
The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.
Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.
Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.
God is more concerned about who you are than what you do, and He is more concerned about what you read more
God is more concerned about who you are than what you do, and He is more concerned about what you do than where you do it.
Don't be an agnostic--be something.
Don't be an agnostic--be something.
You can change your faith without changing gods, and vice versa.
You can change your faith without changing gods, and vice versa.
Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow--
You are not read more
Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow--
You are not wrong who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
There are three things that can destroy a preacher, the glory, the gold, and the girls.
There are three things that can destroy a preacher, the glory, the gold, and the girls.
Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.
Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent read more
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent its leaking out at a certain point, with the likely result that it will leak out at some other point. Thus by denigrating prevailing beliefs and loyalties, the militant man of words unwittingly creates in the disillusioned masses a hunger for faith. For the majority of people cannot endure the barrenness and futility of their lives unless they have some ardent dedication, or some passionate pursuit in which they can lose themselves. Thus, in spite of himself, the scoffing man of words becomes the precursor of a new faith.