Negative desires can cause no evil if you do not allow yourself to be seduced by them.
Eternal life is personal existence in continuity with the present life, but transfigured.
To discover, or recover, the sense of religious certainty one must worship.
the most common type of pessimism is neither philosophical nor religious: it is the pessimism of thwarted desire. . . . It is the cynical sneer of the man who, seeking roses, finds only ashes.
The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.
The sooner the doctrine of original sin disappears, the better it is for theology.
The great danger is that in the confession of any collective sin, one shall confess the sins of others and forget our own.
My essentials are skinny jeans, loose-fitting tees, big jumpers, and the leather jacket. Everything is black or blue - I don't own anything colorful.
Hell hath no fury like a Democrat scorned.
This is a country for, of, and by the people not for, of, and by the government. If we turn it over to them we cannot complain about what they're doing because this is a natural course of men and we have to hold their feet to the fire.
Not many years ago, it was access to information and movement that seemed our greatest luxury; nowadays its often freedom from information, the chance to sit still, that feels like the ultimate prize. Stillness is not just an indulgence for those with enough resources its a necessity for anyone who wishes to gather less visible resources.