When we are young, we invent different futures for ourselves; when we are old, we invent different pasts for others.
Authentic Christian living has its own order of priority in our lives: God first, others second, self third.
My intellect is so limited, Lord, that I can only trust in You to preserve me as I should be.
I think you have to be cool to be a good flirt, and I don't think I'm very cool.
To be a leader, take action and be an example. To be an adviser, be wise.
Deeply happy people are even thankful for the trials and tragedies they pass through.
We have two natures within us, both struggling for mastery. Which one will dominate us? It depends on which one we feed.
My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...
The happiness which brings enduring worth to life is not the superficial happiness that is dependent on circumstances. It is the happiness and contentment that fills the soul even in the midst of the...
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...
Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.