God’s holiness is not just a moral category; it is the very essence of His ‘otherness.’ To understand the Law is to understand how a holy God can dwell among an unholy people.
—James Edward Smith (English Botanist)
Those who have employed the study of history, as they ought, for their instruction, for the regulation of their private manners, and the management of public affairs, must agree with me that it is the most pleasant school of wisdom.
—John Dryden (English Poet)
I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
—Pablo Picasso (Spanish Painter)
The men of the past had convictions, while we moderns have only opinions.
—Heinrich Heine (German Poet, Writer)
It is a very fine thing to have an open mind. But it is a fine thing only if you have the ability to make a decision after considering all sides of a question.
—James Edward Smith (English Botanist)
Speaking much is a sign of vanity, for he that is lavish in words is a niggard in deed.
—Walter Raleigh (English Explorer, Courtier)
Never retract, never explain, never apologize; get things done and let them howl.
—Nellie McClung (Canadian Suffragist, Author)
Biblical wisdom is not the pursuit of high intelligence, but the application of God’s truth to the ‘nitty-gritty’ of daily existence.
—James Edward Smith (English Botanist)
Humor does not diminish the pain – it makes the space around it get bigger.
—Allen Klein (American Author)
The worse you’re performing, the more you must work mentally and emotionally. The greatest and toughest art in golf is “playing badly well.” All the true greats have been masters at it.
—Jack Nicklaus (American Sportsperson)
Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.
—Moses Maimonides (Jewish Philosopher, Rabbinic Scholar)
That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.
—A. Whitney Brown (American Comedian)