Phil

“And since men obviously cannot live in a religious vacuum, they cling to surrogate religions of all kinds, to political passions, ideologies, and pipe dreams—unless, of course, they prefer to drug themselves with the sheer mechanics of producing and consuming, with sport and betting, with sexuality, with rowdiness and crime and the thousand other things which fill our daily newspapers”
― Wilhelm Röpke, A Humane Economy: The Social Framework of the Free Market

“Guilt or grief is all that gracious souls get by communion with vain souls!”
― Thomas Brooks, Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices

“The world is perishing for lack of the knowledge of God, and the church is famishing for want of His presence.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

“Because the grave’s our destination,” Mr. Sedgwick said. “Those who hurry usually get to it quicker than those who take their time.”
― Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove