The affection of parents makes infants feel safe in this dangerous world, and gives them boldness in experimentation and in exploration of their environments.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.

Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they would be kindly in any case.

Love, faith and hope can cure any ill-health.

If your repentance and God's forgiveness of your sin does not lead to total surrender to God, you should wonder if you truly repented.

You know you love something if you're willing to die for it, and you know it means nothing if you walk away from that which is dying.

Love Scarlett Avery’'s books period!”— Nonna8359

There is no shame in feeling bad about having to kill. The shame comes when you no longer care.

To be a convincing story, you've got to know what you're talking about. In EVERY detail."-Rayner Unwin

The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God's irreplaceable gift to you.

The benefits of biomedical progress are obvious, clear, and powerful. The hazards are much less well appreciated.

Not a single right is indestructible: a new might can at any time abolish it, hence, man possesses not a single permanent right. God is Might (and He is shifty, malicious, and uncertain).

I had learned many years ago in private business never to take responsibility without adequate authority; and the new Secretary of Defense, as budgets were sharply cut, quickly found that out.