I do not think I should care to go on worshipping a Madonna even if she did wink. One cannot make much out of a wink. We want something more than that from the object of our adoration.

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The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to...

The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to...

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see...

Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see...

You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.

You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented...

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented...

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on...

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on...

If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I...

If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I...

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.

Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.

Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.

Free will carried many a soul to hell, but never a soul to heaven.

Free will carried many a soul to hell, but never a soul to heaven.

The goose that lays the golden eggs likes to lay where there are eggs already.

The goose that lays the golden eggs likes to lay where there are eggs already.

The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to...

The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to...

Every Christian has a choice between being humble or being humbled.

Every Christian has a choice between being humble or being humbled.

You cannot make a sinner into a saint by killing him. He who does not...

You cannot make a sinner into a saint by killing him. He who does not...

A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he...

A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he...

No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the...

No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the...

We have come to a turning point in the road. If we turn to the...

We have come to a turning point in the road. If we turn to the...

I believe that nothing happens apart from divine determination and decree. We shall never be...

I believe that nothing happens apart from divine determination and decree. We shall never be...