“Sin, also for those who don't have faith, exists when one goes against one's conscience. To listen to and obey it means, in fact, to decide in face of what is perceived as good or evil. And on this decision pivots the goodness or malice of our action.” MeanFactsActionFacesEvilSinDecisionGoodnessConscienceHave FaithOur ActionsMalice Author:Pope Francis
“Grace is not something outside or you.. In fact, your very desire for grace is due to grace that is already working in you.” FactsDesireGraceGoodnessDues Author:Ramana Maharshi
“Willpower is what separates us from the animals. It's the capacity to restrain our impulses, resist temptation - do what's right and good for us in the long run, not what we want to do right now. It's central, in fact, to civilisation.” WantLongFactsRunningHumanityAnimalHuman NatureDisciplineRight NowGoodnessCapacitySeparationResistanceTemptationImpulseCivilizedLong RunsSelf ControlWillpowerCivilisationRestraining Author:Roy Baumeister
“History is valuable, to begin with, because it is true; and this, though not the whole of its value, is the foundation and condition of all the rest. That all knowledge, as such, is in some degree good, would appear to be at least probable; and the knowledge of every historical fact possesses this element of goodness, even if it posses no other.” IfsWholeFactsValuesKnowledgeConditionsGoodnessDegreesElementsFoundationHistoricalValuablePosseHistorical Facts Book:Contemplation and Action, 1902-14 Source: Contemplation and Action, 1902-14