The virtue of paganism was strength the virtue of Christianity is obedience. – Augustus Hare
Love, it has been said, flows downward. The love of parents for their children has always been far more powerful than that of children for their parents and who among the sons of men ever loved God with a thousandth part of the love which God has manifested to us? – Augustus Hare
To Adam Paradise was home. To the good among his descendants home is paradise. – Augustus Hare
The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak. – Augustus Hare
There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control. – Leo Buscaglia