Scribbling on walls

A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell. - C. S. Lewis

Bonus quote as we look toward the election

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses. - H. L. Mencken

Missed quotes of the last couple of days since I was too busy. . . 
Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing. - Thomas A. Edison

He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the most busy life. - Victor Hugo

Two from Hugo

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. - Victor Hugo

Yesterday's Forgotten Quote

Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings. - Victor Hugo

Longing & waiting

Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise. - Karl Rahner

YESTERDAY'S FORGOTTEN QUOTE


To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.- Victor Hugo

Leaves & roots

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots. - Victor Hugo 

What do you lack

People do not lack strength, they lack will. - Victor Hugo