Oh, innocent victims of Cupid,
Remember this terse little verse;
To let a fool kiss you is stupid,
To let a kiss fool you is worse.- Yip Harburg, 1896 - 1981

Let us observe this. There are few things so little believed and realized as the corruption of human nature. Men imagine that if they saw a perfect person, they would love and admire him. They flatter themselves that it is the inconsistency of professing Christians which they dislike, and not their religion. They forget that when a really perfect man was on earth, in the person of the Son of God, He was hated and put to death. That single fact goes far to prove the truth of [Jonathan] Edwards’ remark – “unconverted men would kill God, if they could get at Him.” - J.C. Ryle,Matthew Commentary, ch. 27

When evil befalls you, it is not you who are in danger, but
the others who do you evil; and if you don't help them, they
will perish in it. Therefore, for the others' sake, and because
of your responsibility to them--repay no one evil for evil. For
has God ever repaid you in such a way?- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), A Testament to Freedom: the essential writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Geffrey B. Kelly, F. Burton Nelson, eds.,
HarperCollins, 1995, p. 286

Because faith makes invisible things real, and visible things unreal, earthly dissatisfaction becomes the road to heavenly satisfaction.- Joni Eareckson Tada, Heaven: Your Real Home, Zondervan, www.Zondervan.com, 1995, p. 98.

Most of the time, we scratched our heads and wondered how the matted mesh of threads in Romans 8:28 could possibly be woven together for our good. On earth, the underside of the tapestry was tangled and unclear; but in heaven, we will stand amazed to see the topside of the tapestry and how God beautifully embroidered each circumstance into a pattern for our good and His glory.-Joni Eareckson Tada,Heaven: Your Real Home, Zondervan, www.Zondervan.com, 1995, p. 45.