maxims | Craig T. Owens

I have already shared two sets of maxims from Brian Ridolfi’s great book Useful Maxims (you can read them here and here). These are some additional maxims targeting particular topics…

Maxims On Sex & Relationships

When two lovers give, they each receive.
Loveless sex is listless sex, and commoditized sex is lobotomized sex.
Women are the gatekeepers of virtue; lost women make lost civilizations.

Maxims On Science & Philosophy

The difference between science and philosophy: science attempts to answer the how questions, and philosophy the why questions.
The difference between sound and unsound philosophy: good philosophy justifies itself, bad philosophy justifies the philosopher.
When science becomes a god, science becomes a fraud.
Atheistic theories are not necessarily scientific, and theistic theories are not necessarily unscientific.
In science, the facts make the case, but in evolution, the case makes the facts.
What came first, the cell or the DNA?
Creationism is the enemy of scientists, not science.
The theory of evolution evolved from moral devolution.

Maxims On satan & Evil

A godless world is a joyless world.
All is rotten after God is forgotten, and all goes sour that is under satanic power.
satan is no threat to God, he is a threat to man. He is not God’s adversary, he is man’s adversary.
The devil cannot make you do anything; he just makes you believe you can do anything.
The way to spot satan is to know Christ.
satan is not to be feared, he is to be avoided.
Evil which appears godly is the most insidious form of evil.
The difference between evil spirits and evil men: evil spirits know they are dead, and evil men are dead because they do not know.
Allowing evil to continue is the most evil act of all.

To read some of the other quotes from Useful Maxims that I am sharing, be sure to follow me on Twitter and on Tumblr, and check out my review of Useful Maxims here.

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For anyone who would like to get your message to “stick” with others—like parents, pastors, teachers, coaches, mentors—I highly recommend Useful Maxims by Brian Ridolfi. You can read my book review to get more background info on this innovative book.

I previously shared 20 useful maxims from Brian’s book, and now here is my next set of 20…

Strong men do not always lift weak men, but weak men always bring down strong men. The lowest common denominator dominates.
You cannot force someone to be tolerant without being intolerant toward their intolerance.
Offending the truth for the sake of the offended is most offensive.
Just fitting in fits in with just giving in.
Prayer is a slayer. To not pray is to become prey.
People aligned with good are maligned by evil.
There is little success when little is involved.
Better to make the last move than to make the first one.
Smart men run from danger; wise men avoid it altogether. Better to prevent than to lament.
Your life becomes a job whenever a job becomes your life.
Those with no time to spare have no time to care.
Wisdom becomes foolishness when foolishness becomes wisdom.
A Christian without a Bible is like a knight without a sword.
Relativists believe in relativism until they or their loved ones are victims.
Vinegar is not bitter to those who have not tasted honey.
Questions cannot be answered if answers cannot be questioned.
Sound wisdom sounds odd in a world deaf to God.
Bad entertainment entertains bad behavior.
Good guys look bad when bad guys look good.
To help the helpers is to help the helpless.