"To accept with unquestioning faith, or to refuse to reconsider any particular view held by the Church in the past, is as unreasonable as it is unsafe. The faith of the Church is a progressive affair."

-- George Trumbull Ladd

#Past Quotes #Views Quotes #Church Quotes

“I own more shotguns than I need. But less shotguns than I want.”
“Hard work makes easy reading or, at least, easier reading.”

Source : "Honored literary scholar M.H. Abrams continues his labors (of love)". Interview with Linda Grace-Kobas, news.cornell.edu. June 11, 1999.
“Blasphemy is a Victimless Crime.”

Source : Twitter post from Aug 28, 2013
“I was in Lahore before the partition, so I don't believe that a border can truly separate Punjab. I still think of it as one.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“One penny may seem to you a very insignificant thing, but it is the small seed from which fortunes spring.”
“In writing, I search for believability, simplicity and emotional impact.”
“Love requited is a short circuit.”
“Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.”

Source : William Penn (1726). “A Collection of the Works of William Penn: To which is Prefixed a Journal of His Life, with Many Original Letters and Papers Not Before Published”, p.834

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