"Reason is the glory of human nature, and one of the chief eminences whereby we are raised above our fellow-creatures, the brutes, in this lower world."

-- Isaac Watts

#World Quotes #Human Nature Quotes #Glory Quotes

“I'm offended by the kind of smarmy religiosity that's all around us, perhaps more in America than in Europe, and not really that harmful because it's not really that intense or even that serious, but just... you know after a while you get tired of hearing clergymen giving the invocation at various public celebrations and you feel, haven't we outgrown all this? Do we have to listen to this?”
“Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league.”
“I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager.”
“I'd rather be weird and happy than normal and miserable.”

Source : Susane Colasanti (2009). “Waiting For You”, p.32, Penguin
“When members unite with the church, they should not only make a profession of faith in Christ (that is essential), but in light of 2 Corinthians 10:6 and Hebrews 13:17, etc., they should also agree to submit to the authority and discipline of the church, should they be found delinquent in doctrine or life.”
“Christ did not die for the good and beautiful. It is easy enough to die for the good and beautiful; the hard thing is to die for the miserable and corrupt.”
“I bow before the authority of special men because it is imposed upon me by my own reason.”
“Perhaps not as badly applied and not as obvious, but for thousands of years, people have worn makeup on stage.”

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