"Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive." ― C. S. Lewis Topic(s): Good More From C. S. Lewis "Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither." "Humans are amphibians – half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time." "Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn." More In Good "In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue."― Thomas Jefferson "A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance."― Alanis Morissette "Every day is a great day for hockey."― Mario Lemeiux