Any appellative at all savouring of arbitrary rank is unsuitable to a man of liberal and catholic mind.
People like to feel entitled, whether they're actually entitled or not.
For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. "Blessed are the merciful" in a courtroom? "Blessed are the peacemakers" in the Pentagon? Give me a break!
Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.
It's a terrible waste to be happy and not notice it.
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
The secret to success in any human endeavor is total concentration.
I used to have the same lunch every day, for 20 years, I guess, the same thing over and over again.
You can develop the right mental attitude when you realize that nothing external can upset you or hurt you without your mental consent.
We made a plan at school to meet in her garage and kiss. It was like this little business deal. I kissed her and then I ran home
Much though he recites the sacred texts, but acts not accordingly, that heedless man is like a cowherd who only counts the cows of others - he does not partake of the blessings of the holy life.