Quotes Dec 18

 A peace above all earthly dignities, 

A still and quiet conscience. --Shakespeare, _Henry VIII_  

In our days when some politicians prostitute public office or else ally themselves with evil forces, they justify their wickedness on the ground that "they did nothing against the law."The only law for them becomes civil law, and their individual interpretation of it; never do they think of the moral law in their conscience, or the Ten Commandments. -Fulton John Sheen (1895-1979) _Way To Inner Peace_ [1955] 

...in 1916 Ford organised a gala patriotic pageant, centred on a gigantic melting pot, in which a large stream of immigrant workers descended into the pot from backstage, clad in outlandish bard and flaunting signs proclaiming their fatherlands. Simultaneously from either side of the pot another stream of men emerged, each prosperously dressed in an identical suit of clothes and each carrying a little American flag.-  Samuel P Huntington, Who Are We?, p134

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. --Margaret Mead (1901-1978) (In John Peers' _1,000 Logical Laws_ [1979], "Meade's Maxim") 

In God's economy there is no such field.  No 

duplicates, no replacements, and no reruns ever 

appear in the human race.  Every man, woman, and 

child is a special expression of His creative 

handiwork. The psalmist said, "I am fearfully and wonderfully 

made."  This distinctiveness assures us that the 

Lord wanted each of us to be unique.  We don't have 

to envy others.  We can accept ourselves as we are 

because God has created us in His image with 

specific qualities all our own. 

Feelings of inadequacy come to all of us.  But the 

Lord never intended that we struggle through life 

with a burden of inferiority.  Thank Him that you're 

one of a kind; then serve Him as only you can. 

--Dennis J. De Haan _Our Daily Bread_ [July 15, 1986], "You Are Special!"