It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.

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Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain...

Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain...

We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in...

We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in...

Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching...

Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching...

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

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...

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed...

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed...

I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be...

I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be...

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

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...