“Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it comes and goes. But if one believes, then miracles occur.”
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In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for the two are inextricably related. Life moves on to death, and to deny one is to deny the other.
Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not ask 'How much good? How much joy?'
The Teutons have been singing the swan song ever since they entered the ranks of history. They have always confounded truth with death.
Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything except his own nature.