On Good from Evil
Now the fact that God can make complex good out of simple evil does not excuse … those who do the simple evil. … Offenses must come, but woe to those by whom they come; sins do cause grace to abound, but we must not make that an excuse for continuing to sin.
— C.S. Lewis, in The Problem of Pain
Death of a Nation
If we lose the virile, manly qualities, and sink into a nation of mere hucksters, putting gain over national honor, and subordinating everything to mere ease of life, then we shall indeed reach a condition worse than that of the ancient civilisations in the years of their decay.
— Theodore Roosevelt
On Peace
To be prepared for War is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
— George Washington
Are We Settling for Less than the Best?
… our desires [are] not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.
— C.S. Lewis
Who Do YOU Want to Rule?
Men must be ruled by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
— William Penn
On Religion
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
— The Bible, James 1:26-27 (KJV)
In Honour of Thanksgiving
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord….
— The Bible, Psalm 92:1
What God Expects of Us
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
— The Bible, Micah 6:8 (KJV)
On Criticism
When someone of poor character criticises you, it merely signifies that you are a good person.
— Arabic Proverb
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I hope I have remembered this one correctly. Someone (a native Arabic speaker) wrote to Dr. Laura and quoted it, offering a loose translation. I liked it very much. But I have not been able to find a source.