There Are Three Things In The World

It Is A Law Of Our Humanity, That Man Must Know Both Good And Evil; He Must Know Good Through Evil. There Never Was A Principle But What Triumphed Through Much Evil; No Man Ever Progressed To Greatness And Goodness But Through Great Mistakes.

If You Think That You Can Sin, And Then By Cries Avert The Consequences Of Sin, You Insult God's Character.

The Question Is, Whether, Like The Divine Child In The Temple, We Are Turning Knowledge Into Wisdom, And Whether, Understanding More Of The Mysteries Of Life, We Are Feeling More Of Its Sacred Law; And Whether, Having Left Behind The Priests And The Scribes And The Doctors And The Fathers, We Are About Our Father's Business, And Becoming Wise To God.

The Charm Of The Words Of Great Men, Those Grand Sayings Which Are Recognized As True As Soon As Heard, Is This, That You Recognize Them As Wisdom Which Has Passed Across Your Own Mind. You Feel That They Are Your Own Thoughts Come Back To You.

Tell Men That God Is Love; That Right Is Right, And Wrong, Wrong; Let Them Cease To Admire Philanthropy, And Begin To Love Men; Cease To Pant For Heaven, And Begin To Love God; Then The Spirit Of Liberty Begins.