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“The Iliad thus begins to suggest that no community can succeed by honoring exceptional individuals whose indulgence in rage and ruthless pursuit of honor causes them to neglect or imperil those who depend upon them.”
― Emily Katz Anhalt, Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths

“Christ was sent not to mend wounded people or wake sleepy people or advise confused people or inspire bored people or spur on lazy people or educate ignorant people, but to raise dead people.”
― Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

“Those who ask ‘What was God doing before he made heaven and earth?’ are still steeped in error which they should have discarded.”
― Augustine of Hippo, Confessions

“Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community