On Death
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not. — Epicurus
Perfect Beauty Isn’t
There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. — Sir Francis Bacon
Motives Matter
The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason. — T. S. Eliot
The Moral Imperative
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man […]
Comfort for the Hurting
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows them that trust in Him. — The Bible, Nahum 1:7
On Euthanasia
The claimed justification for euthanasia first takes the moral high ground of compassion. When a truer form of compassion is found in palliative care, the ground shifts to an appeal to human rights, especially to the sovereignty of self-determination. — Luke Gormally
Evil Can Deceive Us
Evil when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity, or even a duty. — Simone Weil
Cynicism — a Coward’s Choice?
Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It’s unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don’t have to try. — Peggy Noonan
Our Duty to the Dead
The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for them. — Lois McMaster Bujold
Success Is the Goal
Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. — Dr. David M. Burns