quotes about Great Spiritual

“Liberty of thought soon shrivels without freedom of expression. Nor can truth be pursued in an atmosphere hostile to the endeavor or under dangers which are hazarded only by heroes.”

“Marriage is very important. Marrying a girl is the most important thing a man can do. Never mind business or politics or sport or any of that, there's nothing so vital to the world as a man marrying a woman. That's where we get our children from, that's how the human race goes forward. And if it's too late for children, there's the companionship of a safe and trusted person.”

Source : Frank Delaney (2011). “The Matchmaker of Kenmare: A Novel of Ireland”, p.21, Random House

“It is a general truism of this world that anything long divided will surely unite, and anything long united will surely divide.”

“Heaven? That has no hold over me.”

“I am an old man, but in many senses a very young man. And this is what I want you to be, young, young all your life.”

“Bugsy Siegel. The mobster with the beautiful blue eyes.”

“Unless we teach our children peace, somebody else will teach them violence.”

“In autumn, when the leaves are brown, Take pen and ink, and write it down.”

“Looks can be deceiving.”

“I am convinced that imprisonment is a way of pretending to solve the problem of crime. It does nothing for the victims of crime, but perpetuates the idea of retribution, thus maintaining the endless cycle of violence in our culture. It is a cruel and useless substitute for the elimination of those conditions--poverty, unemployment, homelessness, desperation, racism, greed--which are at the root of most punished crime. The crimes of the rich and powerful go mostly unpunished.”