“Obey; this may be right; but beware of reverence.... Government is nothing but regulated force; force is its appropriate claim upon your attention. It is the business of individuals to persuade; the tendency of concentrated strength, is only to give consistency and permanence to an influence more compendious than persuasion.” GivingMayGovernmentIndividualForceAttentionAtheismInfluenceClaimsPositive AtheismTendenciesAppropriateReverenceConsistencyPersuasionPermanence Book:Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and Its Influence on Morals and Happiness Source: Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and Its Influence on Morals and Happiness
“there is a tendency in part of Wall Street people to pay excessive attention to the most recent figures and the present financial picture.” PeoplePayAttentionStreetsFiguresWallFinancialTendencies Author:Benjamin Graham
“We live in a church culture that has a dangerous tendency to disconnect the grace of God from the glory of God. Our hearts resonate with the idea of enjoying God's grace. We bask in sermons, conferences, and books that exalt a grace centering on us. And while the wonder of grace is worthy of our attention, if that grace is disconnected from its purpose, the sad result is a self-centered Christianity that bypasses the heart of God.” IfsHeartBookIdeasSelfPurposeCultureEnjoyChurchResultsAttentionWonderChristianityGraceDangerousGloryWorthyTendenciesSermonsConferencesGrace Of GodSelf CenteredGlory Of GodGod's GraceDisconnectedBypassCentering Author:David Platt
“People (a group that in my opinion has always attracted an undue amount of attention) have often been likened to snowflakes. This analogy is meant to suggest that each is unique - no two alike. This is quite patently not the case. People, even at the current rate of inflation - in fact, people especially at the current rate of inflation - are quite simply a dime a dozen. And, I hasten to add, their only similarity to snowflakes resides in their invariably and lamentable tendency to turn, after a few warm days, to slush.” PeopleTwoFactsTurnsAttentionOpinionCasesGroupsAmountUniqueAddRateCurrentsWarmTendenciesDozenInflationSimilarityAnalogiesDimesSnowflakeSlush Book:The Fran Lebowitz Reader Source: The Fran Lebowitz Reader