Faithful people suffer and evil people prosper all the time. Besides, if our actions are driven only by reward or punishment–eternal or otherwise–then they are motivated by greed and selfishness, not faith or love. That is where so many people go wrong, even those who say they believe. They obey because they think it will make their *lives* better, rather than *themselves*. And that is very much the wrong reason.

“The people with whom we are friends should never affect our morality; rather, our morality should affect with whom we are friends.”

“You can put your trust in something that’s obvious, that’s measurable or predictable – but that’s not faith. Nor is believing in something that gives you no pause for doubt, no reason or desire to question. Faith is something more than that. By definition, it cannot have proof as its foundation.”

"Only for a great love would he take such a risk."

"The lesser of two evils, or the greater good. Get a good man to utter either of those phrases, and there is no one more eager to begin perpetrating evil."