Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love.

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Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this,...

Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this,...

The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years...

The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years...

The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other people's.

The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other people's.

All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet...

All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet...

To marry is to get a binocular view of life.

To marry is to get a binocular view of life.

If the universe is running down like a clock, the clock must have been wound...

If the universe is running down like a clock, the clock must have been wound...

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape...

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape...

When our first parents were driven out of Paradise, Adam is believed to have remarked...

When our first parents were driven out of Paradise, Adam is believed to have remarked...

Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely...

Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely...

Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.

Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.

It was said that Mr. Gladstone could persuade most people of most things, and himself...

It was said that Mr. Gladstone could persuade most people of most things, and himself...

The soul is dyed with the color of its leisure thoughts.

The soul is dyed with the color of its leisure thoughts.

A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than...

A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than...

Love remembered and consecrated by grief belongs, more clearly than the happy intercourse of friends,...

Love remembered and consecrated by grief belongs, more clearly than the happy intercourse of friends,...

In praising science, it does not follow that we must adopt the very poor philosophies...

In praising science, it does not follow that we must adopt the very poor philosophies...

Action is the normal completion of the act of will which begins as prayer. That...

Action is the normal completion of the act of will which begins as prayer. That...

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

You never know beforehand what people are capable of, you have to wait, give it...

You never know beforehand what people are capable of, you have to wait, give it...

Putting a stop to internet gambling is a necessary reform that targets flagrant violations of...

Putting a stop to internet gambling is a necessary reform that targets flagrant violations of...