“In every community there are little knots of fantastic extremists who loudly proclaim that they are striving for righteousness, and who, in reality, do their feeble best for unrighteousness. Just as the upright politician should hold in peculiar scorn the man who makes the name of politician a reproach and a shame, so the genuine reformer should realize that the cause he champions is especially jeopardized by the mock reformer who does what he can to make reform a laughingstock among decent men.” MenShouldLittlesDoeRealityNamesCausesRealizingCommunityHe ManPoliticianShameStriveGenuineReformFantasticChampionDecentRighteousnessPeculiarScornExtremismExtremistMockKnotsReproachReformersDecent ManUnrighteousness Book:The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses Source: The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses
“Olympic officials have disqualified a champion race walker after determining that he was doping. They disqualified him. The man said getting caught doping is almost as embarrassing as getting caught being a champion race walker.” MenSaidFunnyRaceHe ManCaughtChampionOfficialsOlympicsEmbarrassingWalkersLondon OlympicsDoping Author:Conan O'Brien
“Make Jesus Christ your theme! I have seen preachers espouse causes and champion movements, and when the cause died and the movement collapsed, the preacher vanished too. But the man who glories in Christ never grows stale.” MenJesusGrowsCausesChristMovementHe ManGloryJesus ChristDiedChampionThemePreacherStale Book:Day by Day Source: Day by Day