envy, patriotism, silence

Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

~ Advice

What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child?

~ Lin Yutang

Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

~ Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) U.S. 16th President

Is God 'there' to help us?

Our task should not be to invoke religion and the name of God by claiming God's blessing and endorsement for all our national policies and practices—saying, in effect, that God is on our side. Rather, we should pray and worry earnestly whether we are on God's side.

- Abraham Lincoln