Flaubert prided himself on his frankness; it was indeed brutal.
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...
Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.
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.
To be a leader, take action and be an example. To be an adviser, be wise.
Whatever we have in the glory of man is "away". Those are just not enough before we go "home" to the glory of God.
Don't make prayer a consistent battle, but rather constantly pray against life's battles.
A man might share his wealth, but never his authority.
It is always healthy to be honest.
Transparency means to dedicate our thoughts and efforts to non privacy rules and not to defend negative intelligence ideas or surveillance programs.
A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.