#substitute

Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts. ↗

— John Chrysostom

#divine #highest #human #human reason #itself

When I put some Tabasco on things, and there's really nothing in Tabasco, it's not bad for you in any way, so that's kind of become my substitute. Now you got to get used to a hot mouth, but that's okay. ↗

— Mike Ditka

#bad #become #get #got #hot

You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example. ↗

— Fred Thompson

#example #expense #known #ourselves #prior

Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as 'suits'. ↗

— Paul Graham

#coincidence #dressing #good #good ideas #ideas