Wise Words on Wednesday: Pursuit of happiness
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities
– Aldous Huxley
Category: Quotation
Wise Words on Wednesday: A point to ponder
Apart from being involved at the beginning of science, systems of government, philosophy, art, schools, hospitals, the emancipation of women, the abolition of slavery, social welfare, helping form the basis of the moral code most people live by, and introducing popular notions of justice, mercy, peace, decency and compassion…what has Christianity ever done for the world?
– Milton Jones
Wise Words on Wednesday: Of greatest worth
Nothing is worth more than this day
– Goethe
Wise Words on Wednesday: For those who persecute us
Besides pardoning those who persecute us, we ought to feel pity for the delusion that they are laboring under
– St. Philip Neri
Wise Words on Wednesday: To fall in love with God
To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to see Him the greatest adventure; to find Him the greatest human achievement
– St. Augustine of Hippo
Wise Words on Wednesday: Good & bad in the name of religion
So we all agree then, both good and bad has been done in the name of religion? So maybe the bigger question is: How do we know what is good and what is bad?
– Milton Jones
Wise Words On Wednesday: Slavery or liberty?
“To yield and give way to our passions is the lowest slavery, even as to rule over them is the only liberty”
– St Justin Martyr