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Johannes was something of a Renaissance man. First of all, artist. Then author, historian, archivist and even sort-of farmer. Above all, he was a thoughtful, loving and loveable human being who thought very deeply about the human condition

For God would in nothing fail to endow a being who was to be next to Himself with a liberty of this kind.

But what if the novels were right? What if sentimentality was closer to the truth of life and cynicism was the evasion

Self-confidence, as it is generally understood, implies arrogant presumption; humility implies being impeccable in one's actions and feelings.

The rational mind finds yielding to fear an irresistible temptation; but by indulging in this temptation, the mind slays itself.

expositional listening encourages faithful pastors.

But perhaps the most compelling benefit for doing biblical theology is that it deepens our understanding of and facility with the gospel.

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Use an apostrophe in bachelor's degree, a master's, etc., but there is no possessive in Bachelor of Arts or Master of Science.

If mention of degrees is necessary to establish someone's credentials, the preferred form is to avoid an abbreviation and use instead a phrase such as: John Jones, who has a doctorate in psychology.

The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life... Learn deeply of the Mind and its mystery, for therein lies the secret of immortality.

I tip my hat to the new constitution, I take a bow for the new revolution, smile and grin at the change all around me.

What I like about the 'Underworld' thing is that it's a mix of cool genres, as well as creating its own message.

still I cannot see why, in making a version of (say) Theocritus, one should not use by way of preference those names by which he invariably called them, and which are characteristic of him: why, in turning a Greek author into English, we should begin by turning all the proper names into Latin.

No harm comes to man from outside alone: dumbness is the objective spirit.

Amusement always means putting things out of mind, forgetting suffering, even when it is on display. At its root is powerlessness.

Rigour and purity in assembling words, however simple the result, create a vacuum.

In the end, glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than the glorification of the splendid system that makes them so.

Philosophy ... must not bargain away anything of the emphatic concept of truth.

It is Proust's courtesy to spare the reader the embarrassment of believing himself cleverer than the author.

The glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than the glorification of the splendid system that makes them so.

Always ask at the pub, Miss Jekyll. Elementary investigation - the pub always knows.

Behaviorism entails the systematic denial of meaning, a denial which does violence to both the evidence and the everyday experience of humanity.

every psychic defence mechanism known to the modern psychologist makes its appearance somewhere in Shakespeare.