Individual insanity is immune to the consequences of collective insanity
<p>"They're old; they're about God hundreds of years ago. Not about God now."</p> <p>"But God doesn't change"</p> <p>"Men do though"</p>
All gods who receive homage are cruel. All gods dispense suffering without reason. Otherwise they would not be worshipped. Through indiscriminate suffering men know fear and fear is the most divine emotion. It is the stones for altars and the beginning of wisdom. Half gods are worshipped in wine and flowers. Real gods require blood.
All situations in which the interrelationships between extremes are involved are the most interesting and instructive.
If we reason that we want happiness for others$$$ not for ourselves$$$ then we ought justly to be suspected of failing to recognize human nature for what it is and of wishing to turn men into machines.
A one-eyed man is much more incomplete than a blind man$$$ for he knows what it is that's lacking.
Common sense is in spite of$$$ not the result of$$$ education.
For there are many great deeds done in the small struggles of life.
...But listen$$$ there will be more joy in heaven over the tears of a repentant sinner than over the white robes of a hundred just men.
There are no weeds$$$ and no worthless men. There are only bad farmers.