“We must remember that if all the manifestly good men were on one side and all the manifestly bad men on the other, there would be no danger of anyone, least of all the elect, being deceived by lying wonders. It is the good men, good once, we must hope good still, who are to do the work of Anti-Christ and so sadly to crucify the Lord afresh.... Bear in mind this feature of the last days, that this deceitfulness arises from good men being on the wrong side.” IfsMenMindStillsWould BeLastsRememberLyingSidesChristPowerfulWonderLordDangerBearsCatholicAriseFeaturesGood ManDeceivedLast DayBad ManBeing DeceivedAnti Christ Book:Devotion to the Church Source: Devotion to the Church
“Organisms [...] are directed and limited by their past. They must remain imperfect in their form and function, and to that extent unpredictable since they are not optimal machines. We cannot know their future with certainty, if only because a myriad of quirky functional shifts lie within the capacity of any feature, however well adapted to a present role.” IfsKnowsWellsPastFormLyingRolesCapacityMachinesFunctionCertaintyFeaturesImperfectOrganismsUnpredictableAdaptedQuirkyOptimal Book:Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Further Reflections in Natural History Source: Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Further Reflections in Natural History
“It is a hard matter for a man to lie all over, nature having provided king's evidence in almost every member. The hand will sometimes act as a vane, to show which way the wind blows, even when every feature is set the other way; the knees smite together and sound the alarm of fear under a fierce countenance; the legs shake with anger when all above us calm.” MenWaySometimesMatterHardShowsHandsTogetherLyingSoundWindKingsMembersEvidenceCalmBlowLegsFeaturesKneesShakesFierceAlarmsCountenance Book:.) (1850). Source: .) (1850).
“Folk music is not so much a body of art as it is a process, an attitude, and a way of life; its distinguishing features lie not within the songs themselves, but in the relations of those songs to a folk culture.” WayArtBodyLyingSongCultureProcessAttitudeMusic IsRelationFolksFeaturesFolk Music Author:Sam Hinton