“It's a far greater friend, one who speaks the truth despite risk of retribution.”
“One voice speaking truth is a greater force than fleets and armies...”
“To give love to one who needs it is a far greater pleasure than to receive it.”
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
“Friendship is one friend betraying another friend to a third friend. With a fond friendly smile. The greater the betrayal, the greater the intimacy - the greater the friendship.”
“The great German scholar Helmut Thielicke once said that a person who speaks to this hour’s need will always be skirting the edge of heresy, but only the person who risks those heresies can gain the truth.”