Quotes 4 Apr 18

Remember remember however that he who scales mountain heights and reaches lofty peaks finds breathing difficult And it is especially true of the kingdom of heaven. That summits of achievement are also climaxes of anxiety acmes of conflict....the heights of attainment in the life of grace are places of awful tension - "Christ in His Suffering" Klaas Schilder Page 17

There are more fools than wise men, and even
in a wise man there is more folly than wisdom.
     --Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794)
      (In E. P. Mathers'
      _Maxims and Considerations_ [1926])

April 1st is the day upon which we are reminded of
what we are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four.
     --Mark Twain (1835-1910)
      (In Allan Gatt's _Here Lies Wisdom_ [2008])

And not a girl goes walking,
Along the Cotswold lanes;
But knows men's eyes in April,
Are quicker than their brains.
     --John Drinkwater (1882-1937)
      _Cotswold Love_ [1929] (song)

Better that a girl has beauty than brains because
boys see better than they think.
     --Unknown
      (In Robert Byrne's _2,548 Best Things Anybody
       Ever Said_ [2003], #557)