“The only life worth living is the adventurous life. Of such a life the dominant characteristic is that it is unafraid. If is unafraid of what other people think . . . It does not adapt either its pace or its objectives to the pace and objectives of its neighbors. It thinks its own thoughts, it reads its own books, it developed its own hobbies, and it is governed by its own conscience. The herd may graze where it pleases or stampede where it pleases, but he who lives the adventurous life will remain unafraid when he finds himself alone.” PeopleIfsThinkingMayDoeBookPleaseConscienceNeighborObjectivesCharacteristicsPaceDominantHobbiesWorth LivingAdventurousHerdsUnafraidLife Worth LivingAdventurous LifeStampede Author:Raymond B. Fosdick
“Whatever religious people may say about their love of God or the mandates of their religion, when their behavior toward others is violent and destructive, when it causes suffering among their neighbors, you can be sure the religion has been corrupted and reform is desperately needed.” PeopleMayHas BeensReligionSufferingCausesReligiousNeededBehaviorNeighborViolentReformGod LoveDestructiveMandates Author:Charles Kimball
“O Blackbird! sing me something well: While all the neighbors shoot thee round, I keep smooth plats of fruitful ground, Where thou may'st warble, eat and dwell.” WellsMayRoundsNeighborTheeSmoothBlackbirds Book:Fifty Poems Source: Fifty Poems
“It is difficult to preach, this morality of mediocrity! It may never admit what it is and what it wants! It must speak about restraint and worth and duty and love of one's neighbor.” WantMaySpeakDifficultDutyMoralityAnd LoveNeighborMediocrityRestraint Author:Friedrich Nietzsche