I haven't read much, but it still seems impossible to me that anyone, no matter how much he read, could've read every book in the world. There must be so many of them, and I don't mean every single book, good and bad, just the good ones. There must b...
Had God kept from being made those who through His goodness were to have existence, but who by their own choice were to become evil, then evil would have prevailed over the goodness of God. Thus, all things which God makes He makes good, but each one...
Sporting Goods Clerk: Tent poles? Llewelyn Moss: Mmm-hmm. Sporting Goods Clerk: You already have a tent? Llewelyn Moss: Well, somethin' like that. Sporting Goods Clerk: Well, you give me the model number on the tent, I can order you the poles. Llewel...
H.L. Mencken once said that Puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be having a good time. As she looked down at her dead child, Mary Beth realized that the unbearable sense of loss she felt was tempered by gratitude and a kind o...
Mary had been chosen, “favored” by God. But what a strange blessing. It brought with it none of the ideals or goals that so consume our daily striving. Today many assume that those whom God favors will enjoy the things we equate with a good life:...
That which is exceptionally good is a forerunner of something bad.
All earthly goods we have only on loan.
Cheap meat never makes a good soup.
A good cock can never have too many hens.
Work is good provided you do not forget to live.
A good bee never lands on a fallen flower.
A good storyteller must be able to lie a little.
The greatest virtue is like water; good for everything.
To have beautiful servant girls is a threat to good marriages.
A good neighbor increases the value of your property.
Bad is never good until worse happens.
Good drink drives out bad thoughts.
It's good to watch the rain from a dry standpoint.
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
A bad workman never finds a good tool.
A good bottle of wine does not need a cork.
