WIST Quotations

Brooks, Thomas -- Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices (1652)

Dave — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 13:25:48 +0000

There is nothing in the world that renders a man more unlike to a saint, and more like to Satan — than to argue from God’s mercy to sinful liberty; from divine goodness to licentiousness.

Thomas Brooks (1608-1680) English Puritan divine, writer
Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices (1652)

Butler, Samuel -- The Note-Books of Samuel Butler, ch. 1, “Life” (1912)

Dave — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:41:12 +0000

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those that are worth committing.

Samuel Butler (1835-1902) English novelist, satirist, scholar
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler, ch. 1, “Life” (1912)

Cervantes, Miguel de -- Don Quixote, 11.5

Dave — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:11:29 +0000

Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse.

Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) Spanish novelist
Don Quixote, 11.5