A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army, but a minister says pretty much the same thing today that a minister would have said back then.

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It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.

It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.

High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area...

High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area...

I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress.

I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress.

Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as...

Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as...

I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a...

I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a...

If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager...

If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager...

I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than...

I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than...

I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back...

I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back...

If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.

If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.

Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for...

Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for...

Work at being a humble person.

Work at being a humble person.

I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts.

I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we...

The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we...

The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a...

The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a...

The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God?...

The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God?...

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other...

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other...

Integrity can be neither lost nor concealed nor faked nor quenched nor artificially come by...

Integrity can be neither lost nor concealed nor faked nor quenched nor artificially come by...

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.