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"Satire is a glass in which we see every countenance but our own." Jonathan
Swift
Eric Scheske
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"Obedience is the opener of eyes." George MacDonald
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Duder:
The nineteenth-century Scottish fantasy writer, George MacDonald, lived in
intense poverty, writing fairy tales in order to eke out a living for his
family. Yet he had a peaceful mind. C.S. Lewis said of him: “His peace of mind
came not from building on the future but
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Duder:
Whenever you're dealing with something sinful, it is helpful to see what it
really is. Strip away the props; eliminate the frills and hype; and see what you
really have. If you get the time or desire, you should read Dante's Divine
Comedy, especially the
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"When science moves faster than moral understanding, as it does today, men and
women struggle to articulate their unease." Michael J. Sandel, The Atlantic,
April 2004
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"The unexpressed assumption of empiricism is that experience will tell us what
we are experiencing." Richard Weaver
Heart and Soul
Every sin gushes from a complex soul. The Pseudo-Macarius, a master of intimate
theology, described the heart (a term nearly synonymous with soul) as follows:
"The heart itself is but a small vessel, yet dragons are there, and there are
also lions; there are poisonous beasts and all
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In the introduction to a collection of Cicero's essays, Michael Grant said of
the Romans, “philosophy was regarded as a strictly practical study–something
which, if approached in the right way, was perfectly capable of guiding and
improving people's lives.”
Philosophy is practical? It's
Tom Bombadil
The big willow tree swallowed Pippin and Merry and threatened to suffocate them. Frodo and Sam were frantically yelling for help when they heard someone carelessly and happily singing a ludicrous little song and making all sorts of noise as he stomped. The person listened to the hobbits' plea
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“The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong
reason.” T.S. Eliot, Murder in the Cathedral