"It is a strange thing, but selfishness has never been admired. No creed or religion in history has thought well of the man who betrayed those who loved and helped him the most, or became a coward to save his own neck. Even dedicated Marxists have annual twinges of conscience. This rule God gave us -- the rule of fairness -- is known by all races, regardless of language, religion or training. Both 'civilized' and 'savage' know this inwritten law of happiness. As long as a person can function as a moral being, it will throw light on their conduct."~Winkie Pratney
Youth Aflame
“The road to Hell is paved with good intentions” said Dorothy Sayers: Not bad things we should not have done, nor even good things we may have meant to do, but good things, nice things, fine things stubbornly and obstinately done despite God’s dealings with the lovely, treasured idolatries of our lives.
"Religiousness can be like an inoculation – 
"Why is it that so many equate godliness with grumpiness, a ransomed heart with a spiteful, critical and hurtful religious life-style? Does Heaven only hold a place for the scarred and sadly surrendered devotee who does not dance or sing in such a lovely home and family? Such a devotion first needs a royal deliverance if one wants to come back free to God’s city."