These are quotes which stood out to me, possibly for use in a sermon someday. Their presence here does not mean I agree with them, it merely shows that I might want to reference them later. The default view is five random selections. Use the tag list on the right to view all quotes relevant to that theme.
There are those that say, and those that do.
While extremely sensitive as to the slightest approach to slander, you must also guard against an extreme into which some people fall who, in their desire to speak evil of no one, actually uphold and speak well of vice. If you have to do with one who is unquestionably a slanderer, do not excuse him by calling him frank and free-spoken; do not call one who is notoriously vain, liberal and elegant; do not call dangerous levities mere simplicity; do not screen disobedience under the name of zeal; or arrogance, of frankness; or evil intimacy, of friendship. No, my friends, we must never, in our wish to shun slander, foster or flatter vice in others: but we must call evil evil, and sin sin, and so doing we shall serve God's glory.
id: 405 | source: Francois de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life | tags: Communication, Judging
Trying to be happy is like trying to build a machine for which the only specification is that it should run noiselessly.
God gave us our relatives; thank God we can choose our friends.
id: 1568 | source: Ethel Watts Mumford | tags: Family, Friendship
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. -- John F. Kennedy
id: 2337 | source: Anonymous | tags: Planning, Preparation