"What a blessed thing it is that nature when she invented manufactured and patented her audiors contrived to make critics out of the chips that were left!"

Critique, Critics, Humor, Nature, Art

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"What a blessed thing it is that nature when she invented manufactured and patented her audiors contrived to make critics out of the chips that were left!"

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"We cause havoc to our society when we only preach miracles."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Critique, Havoc, Society, Miracles, Preaching

"Irony and hip ennui are extremely authoritarian."

David Foster Wallace, American Writer

Critique, Irony, Authority, Culture, Rebellion

"There is more evil than good when we preach the miracle centered gospel instead if the kingdom gospel."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Critique, Miracle Gospel, Kingdom, Values, Faith

"If the self-help books worked, it would be a shrinking industry not a growing one."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Critique, SelfHelp, Industry, Effectiveness, Growth

"Non Violence and Religion: Both designed to keep the oppressed from murdering their oppressors."

Darnell Lamont Walker, American Writer

Critique, Religion, Oppression, Control, Power

"Some lurid things have been said about me-that I am a racist, a hopeless alcoholic, a closet homosexual and so forth-that I leave to others to decide the truth of. I'd only point out, though, that if true these accusations must also have been true when I was still on the correct side, and that such shocking deformities didn't seem to count for so much then. Arguing with the Stalinist mentality for more than three decades now, and doing a bit of soapboxing and street-corner speaking on and off, has meant that it takes quite a lot to hurt my tender feelings, or bruise my milk-white skin."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

Critique, Criticism, Satire, Politics, Judgment

"The Church of Rome, formerly the most holy of all Churches, has become the most lawless den of thieves, the most shameless of all brothels, the very kingdom of sin, death, and hell; so that not even antichrist, if he were to come, could devise any addition to its wickedness."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Critique, Criticism, Religion, Corruption, Observation

"When our gospel promotes too much miracles, we are telling people that it is normal for them to expect something from nothing."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Critique, Miracle Gospel, Expectations, Faith, Reality

"Don't criticize what you can't understand."

Bob Dylan, American Musician

Critique, Criticism, Truth, Observation, Understanding

"In your country and mine we should have the privilege of making fun of this kind of morality, but it would be unkind to do it here.Many of these people have the reasoning faculty, but no one uses it in religious matters."

Mark Twain, American Author

Critique, Morality, Reasoning, Religion, Country

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"It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living."

Faith, Life, Enthusiasm, Living

"Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant."

Commonsense,

"Every idea is an incitement... Eloquence may set fire to reason."

Creativity, Idea, Eloquence, Fire, May

"Every library should try to be complete on something, if it were only the history of pinheads."

History,

"Simple people... are very quick to see the live facts which are going on about them."

People, Facts, Quick

"Every calling is great when greatly pursued."

Purpose, Work, Dedication, Effort

"The axis of the earth sticks out visibly through the centre of each and every town or city."

Geography, Observation, Earth, Science

"The riders in a race do not stop short when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to hear the kind voice of friends and to say to one's self: "The work is done.""

Success, Completion, Effort, Work, Rest

"Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they sprung up."

Creativity, Ideas, Mind

"Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend."

Friendship, Friend