Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read.
One does not advance when one walks toward no goal, or - which is the same thing - when his goal is infinity.
Society is not a mere sum of individuals. Rather, the system formed by their association represents a specific reality which has its own characteristics. . . The group thinks, feels, and acts quite differently from the way in which its members would were they isolated. If, then, we begin with the individual, we shall be able to understand nothing of what takes place in the group.
Man is a moral being, only because he lives in society. Let all social life disappear and morality will disappear with it.
We do not condemn it because it is a crime, but it is a crime because we condemn it.
Each new generation is reared by its predecessor; the latter must therefore improve in order to improve its successor. The movement is circular.
When mores are sufficient, laws are unnecessary; when mores are insufficient, laws are unenforceable.
To tend, unfailingly, unflinchingly, towards a goal, is the secret of success.
The crowd is the gathering place of the weakest; true creation is a solitary act.
I’m frankly sick of all the books and movies trying to predict when Jesus will return and we’ll get to start our eternal vacation at his all-inclusive resort called heaven. I’m also sick of the nerd parade of books and conferences that approach the Bible like scholars whose mission is to get their Masters rather than soldiers who are on mission with their Master. We've got work to do. There are lost people to reach, churches to plant, and nations to evangelize. Hell is hot, forever is a long time, and it’s our turn to stop making a dent and start making a difference.
The only way to see the value of a play is to see it acted.