“Clark, what in your honest opinion is the right standard for determining conduct? Is the only right standard for everyone, the probable action of Jesus Christ? Would you say that the highest, best law for a man to live by was contained in asking the question 'What would Jesus do?' And then doing it regardless of results? In other words, do you think men everywhere ought to follow Jesus' example as closely as they can in their daily lives?” ThinkingMenActionLawJesusChristResultsChristianityOpinionHonestExampleOughtHighestStandardsJesus ChristAskingChristian LifeDaily LifeLive By Author:Charles Sheldon
“Do not be ashamed of being poor, or of asking alms. Receive what is given you with humility, and accept a refusal meekly. Frequently call to mind Our Lady's journey into Egypt with her Holy Child, and of all the poverty, contempt and suffering they endured. If you follow their example you will indeed be rich amid your poverty.” IfsMindChildrenSufferingGivenPoorAcceptingPovertyRichJourneyExampleHumilityHolyAskingAshamedContemptEgyptRefusalAlms Book:Introduction to the Devout Life Source: Introduction to the Devout Life
“Historicism and cultural relativism actually are a means to avoid testing our own prejudices and asking, for example, whether men are really equal or whether that opinion is merely a democratic prejudice.” MenMeanOpinionExampleEqualPrejudiceAskingDemocraticTestingRelativismCultural Relativism Book:Closing of the American Mind Source: Closing of the American Mind
“What Plato was really asking was perhaps why a horse was a horse, and not, for example, a cross between a horse and a pig.” ExampleCrossesHorseAskingPigsPlato Book:Sophie's World Source: Sophie's World