With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?
He was one of those men who think that the world can be saved by writing a pamphlet.
God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive.
The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.