"You may take great comfort from the fact that suffering inwardly for the sake of truth proves abundantly that one loves it and marks one out as being of the elect."

-- Ernest Renan

#Suffering Quotes #Comfort Quotes #May Quotes

“Apathy is a sort of living oblivion.”
“Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort it brings.”
“[My father was ] Presbyterian [minister]. But I did not take the Bible seriously until I was forced to take Hebrew at McCormick Theological Seminary.”

Source : Source: www.biblicalarchaeology.org
“There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights.”

Source : "War Is A Racket". Smedley Butler's speech in the U.S. (1933); later published as a book "War Is a Racket", www.businessinsider.com. 1935.
“The secret of a successful marriage is not to be at home too much.”
“Since 9/11, right-wing extremists (incl anti-abortion, anti-gov) have killed more Americans than Islamic extremists,”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 7, 2015
“A man with no imaginations has no wings.”
“It seems that in Baltimore, one of the most violent cities in America, jurors are far more reluctant to convict criminal defendants than in the suburban enclaves that ring the city.”

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