WISDOM: Monster over Man

I would choose any monster before man, because even the most terrifying monster is less terrifying than man…Oh, I am speaking the truth, I am speaking from my heart. For man invented and made sin, death, and hell. And this is worse than the worst thing, more monstrous than the most monstrous thing, more terrifying than the most terrifying thing in all my worlds.

— St. Justin Popovich

Stolen from DYNAMIS (A Prayer for Wisdom, January 27).

BTW, I actually have this stuffed monster (pictured here, though he’s much more colourful in person) above a book case in my office.