In The Whole Vast Dome Of Living

In The Works Of Man, Everything Is As Poor As Its Author; Vision Is Confined, Means Are Limited, Scope Is Restricted, Movements Are Labored, And Results Are Humdrum.

We Are All Bound To The Throne Of The Supreme Being By A Flexible Chain Which Restrains Without Enslaving Us. The Most Wonderful Aspect Of The Universal Scheme Of Things Is The Action Of Free Beings Under Divine Guidance.

Man Is So Muddled, So Dependent On The Things Immediately Before His Eyes, That Every Day Even The Most Submissive Believer Can Be Seen To Risk The Torments Of The Afterlife For The Smallest Pleasure.

Every Time That A Man Who Is Not An Absolute Fool Presents You With A Question He Considers Very Problematic After Giving It Careful Thought, Distrust Those Quick Answers That Come To The Mind Of Someone Who Has Considered It Only Briefly Or Not At All. These Answers Are Usually Simplistic Views Lacking In Consistency, Which Explain Nothing, Or Which Do Not Bear Examination.

I Do Not Know What The Heart Of A Rascal May Be, But I Know What Is In The Heart Of An Honest Man; It Is Horrible.