The consequences are clear. There has been a collapse in intergenerational mobility:
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.
Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.
I became an artist because I wanted to be an active participant in the conversation about art.
A loving heart, determination, faith, courage, trust, belief, truth, and a solid soul create the wings with which we fly.
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...
Angry is always hungry to cook guilty.
Its really hard to recall the day you became friends with special people.
In time, all great masterpieces turn into shameless creatures who laugh at their creators.
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.
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...