Putting things in order . . . . . .

Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852)


"Believe me, my dear fellow, that so long as people refuse to give up everything for the sake of which they attack and devour each other on earth, that so long as they refuse to think of putting their spiritual fortune in order, there will be no fair distribution of earthly fortunes, either. A time of famine and poverty will come and the people as a whole as well as every individual in it will suffer... That, my dear sir, is clear enough. Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul."
-- Murazov to Chichikov, the main character in Gogol's Dead Souls