“We can more easily avenge an injury than requite a kindness; on this account, because there is less difficulty in getting the better of the wicked than in making one's self equal with the good.” SelfKindnessEqualAccountsDifficultyRevengeWickedInjury Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Mary was made Mother of God to obtain salvation for many who, on account of their wicked lives, could not be saved according to the rigor of Divine justice, but might be saved with the help of her sweet mercy and powerful intercession.” MadeHelpingMightMotherJusticePowerfulDivineSweetMercyAccountsSalvationSavedWickedMaryIntercessionRigorDivine Justice Author:Saint John Chrysostom
“In the long run, all wrongs are righted, every minus is equalized with a plus, the columns are totaled and the totals are found correct. But that's in the long run. We must live in the short run and matters are often unjust there. The compensating for us of the universe makes all the accounts come out even, but they grind down the good as well as the wicked in the process.” WellsLongMatterRunningUniverseFoundProcessAccountsWickedPlusLong RunsUnjustColumnsGrindMinus Author:Michael Connelly