So just as Stoicism is the domestication, not the elimination, of emotions, so is the barbell a domestication, not the elimination, of uncertainty.
There is nothing inherently painful about being cheated on.
It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel.
If we glorify God (not self) in everything we do then everything on earth will glorify God.
It is no accident that the words discipline and disciple resemble each other in the English language. The most common word in the Gospels for a Christian is disciple.
Jon smiled at him. I'm sorry about your wrist. Robb used the same move on me once, only with a wooden blade. It hurt like seven hells, but yours must be worse. Look, if you want, I can show you how to...
More than any other attribute of Jesus, his humility is the key to a healthy marriage. If two people make it their goal to imitate the humility of Christ, everything else will take care of itself.
The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy.
Risk is the clue that our dreams are both real and great.
Your smile and your laughter lit my whole world.
Sacrifice of the self is sheer stupidity if sacrifice is not for the self.