God is a spirit, infinite, eternal and unchangeable, in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth,
The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal - every other affliction to forget; but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open...
A good character is not only about the good person people know you to be. Your ability to tell the truth about how bad you had been is also a good character.
Embrace contradictions for they make upall of life:You will eternally be looking for yourself andseeking ways to lose yourself.
When God is ready for you to move, He will make your situation uncomfortable.
Grow your courage by remembering each day is a gift.
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
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.
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...
How is it possible that suffering that is neither my own nor of my concern should immediately affect me as though it were my own, and with such force that is moves me to action?
Success is hard, rewards are scant and the glory not always there.