It is true that Christianity teaches us to place others before ourselves in order to gain heaven; but Christianity also teaches us to do good to our fellow men for the love of God. What a magnificent expression; man uses his intelligence to penetrate the mind of God and sees that God’s aim is order. He freely joins in this grand design and, sacrificing his private interests to this admirable order of all creation, he expects no other reward than the joy of contemplating it.

– Alexis de Tocqueville

A magnificent expression indeed. Contemplate creation today.

Tocqueville, Alexis de. Democracy in America. London, Penguin Publishing Group, 2003. pg 614