The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)

by Ken Follett

Human beings have the capacity to rise above mundane circumstances and touch the eternal.

People who did not have enough to do could easily become so lazy that they skimped what little work they did have,

excessive pride is a familiar sin, but a man may just as easily frustrate the will of God through excessive humility.”

There were not many people who said what they meant and did what they said.