Chesterton on Humility

Humility is the mother of giants. One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

Benjamin Franklin's Lesson on Humility from Cotton Mather

Benjamin Franklin vividly remembered a visit he made as a young man to see the Puritan preacher Cotton Mather and the life lesson learned. Franklin recalled: ...

Courtney Love Must Stand in Line

Rock star Courtney Love isn't used to waiting in line. She's used to the fame that came with her marriage to mega-star Curt Cobaine of the rock ...

The World's Easiest Trivia Quiz

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?

2) Which country makes Panama hats?

3) From which animal do we get catgut?

4) In which month do Russians celebrate ...

Glorified Julius Caesar Remembered His Humanity

When Julius Caesar returned to Rome after many years of fighting its battles abroad, he planned great festivities and triumphal processions to celebrate ...

Meryl Streep on Hollywood's Conceit

"It's sort of exhausting, this self-congratulatory atmosphere in which the movie community lives. It's unbearable. We're not that important ...

Duty Should Not Bring Conceit

To do one's duty will make anyone conceited who only does it sometimes. Those who do it always would as soon think of being conceited of eating their ...

Figuring Out Providence

I get a little weary of these dear souls who have all the dealing and doing of Providence catalogued and correlated and figured out and can give you glib ...

Playing with Dynamite

Power is a dangerous thing to handle, even in religion.

On Holy Ground

I am often more likely to sense God's presence while engaging in a challenging conversation with a supposed non-believer than while sitting in a "required" ...