“Liberal that I am, I support health-care reform on its merits alone. My liberal blood boils, for example, when I read that half of the personal bankruptcies in this country are brought on, in part, by medical expenses.” CountryCareHalfSupportBloodExampleMedicalReformHealth CareMeritExpensesBankruptcyHealth Care Reform Author:Thomas Frank
“A humble and contrite heart knows that it can merit nothing before God, and that all that is necessary is to be reconciled to one's helplessness and let our holy and almighty God care for us, just as an infant surrenders himself to his mother's care.” KnowsHeartCareMotherHolyHumbleSurrenderMeritAlmightyInfantHelplessnessAlmighty God Book:Prayer Source: Prayer
“When we are conscious of the least comparative merit in ourselves, we should take as much care to conceal the value we set upon it, as if it were a real defect; to be elated or vain upon it is showing your money before people in want.” PeopleIfsWantShouldRealCareValuesConsciousVanityVainMeritDefects Book:An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Comedian Source: An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Comedian