January 22nd, 2007

"Wisdom is a shelter,
as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this:
that wisdom preserves the life
of its possessor."
- Ecclesiastes 7:12

"There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins."
- Ecclesiastes 7:20

"As no one is discharged in time of war, so wickedness will not release those who practice it."
- Ecclesiastes 8:8

"Instead of allowing Western worship of the Golden Calf to wizen our souls, we must allow the penetrating truth of biblical theology to reshape our spiritual and moral universe."
- Carl F. H. Henry "The Christian Mindset in a Secular Society" (p 30)

"The quiet words of the wise
are more to be heeded
than the shouts of a ruler of fools."
- Ecclesiastes 9:17

"Sow your seed in the morning,
and at evening let not your hands be idle,
for you do not know which will succeed,
whether this or that,
or whether both will do equally well."
- Ecclesiastes 11:6