A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain.

We can love an honest rogue, but what is more offensive than a false saint?

A rattlesnake that doesn't bite teaches you nothing.

We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions.

A rattlesnake that doesn't bite teaches you nothing.

Teaching is the royal road to learning.