I could not blame them, for I knew how strong a hold a creed, however ridiculous it may be, may gain upon an otherwise intelligent people.
Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.
Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality...
Lord, help us to choose humility over pride. Help us to choose love over our reputation. Help us to choose patience over making a point, and your Word over our feelings. Lord, help us to choose persev...
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.
Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it.
One can talk good and shower down roses, but it's the receiver that has to walk through the thorns, and all its false expectations.
Not being happy really is my fear.
Transparency means to dedicate our thoughts and efforts to non privacy rules and not to defend negative intelligence ideas or surveillance programs.