“Religious doctrines would do well to withdraw their pretension to be dealing with matters of fact. That pretension is not only the source of the conflicts of religion with science and the vain and bitter controversies of sects; it is also the cause of the impurity and incoherence of religion in the soul.” WellsSoulMatterFactsCausesReligiousAtheismSourceConflictPositive AtheismDoctrineBitterVainControversyMatter Of FactSectsPretensionImpurityIncoherence Book:Little essays drawn from the writings of George Santayana Source: Little essays drawn from the writings of George Santayana
“It is the minority that has stood in the vain of every moral conflict, and achieved all that is noble in the history of the world.” WorldWarMoralHistoryConflictAchievementNobleVainAccomplishmentMinoritiesWorld History Author:John Bartholomew Gough
“Whether a man lives or dies in vain can be measured only by the way he faces his own problems, by the success or failure of the inner conflict within his own soul. And of this no one may know save God.” KnowsMenWayMaySoulProblemFacesDiesConflictVainSuccess Or FailureInner Conflict Author:James Bryant Conant
“I realized through my personal travels how little I know about certain conflicts, because I was too vain or self-absorbed to ask the questions. That's been the focus while I'm in my thirties - to become an accomplished woman, rather than some actress.” KnowsLittlesSelfCertainAsksFocusConflictActressesI RealizedVainAccomplishedSelf Absorbed Author:Diane Kruger