“Be sure that you first preach by the way you live. If you do not, people will notice that you say one thing, but live otherwise, and your words will bring only cynical laughter and a derisive shake of the head.” PeopleIfsWayFirstsOne ThingLaughterSaintShakesCynicalCatholic Saint Author:Carlo Borromeo
“If our constitution had followed the style of Saint Paul, the First Amendment might have concluded: "But the greatest of these is speech." In the darkness of tyranny, this is the key to the sunlight. If it is granted, all doors open. If it is withheld, none.” IfsFirstsMightDarknessDoorsStyleKeysSpeechConstitutionSaintTyrannyGrantedAmendmentsSunlightFirst AmendmentSaint Paul Book:Rights for Americans: the speeches of Robert F. Kennedy Source: Rights for Americans: the speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
“It was precisely this notion of infinite series which in the sixth century BC led the Greek philosopher Zeno to conclude that since an arrow shot towards a target first had to cover half the distance, and then half the remainder, and then half the remainder after that, and so on ad infinitum, the result was, as I will now demonstrate, that though an arrow is always approaching its target, it never quite gets there, and Saint Sebastian died of fright.” FirstsResultsHalfCenturyShotsDiedInfiniteDistanceSeriesNotionSaintPhilosopherGreekTargetAdsNever QuitArrowsFrightGreek Philosopher Book:Jumpers Source: Jumpers