Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.
When we complain of having to do the same thing over and over, let us remember that God does not send new trees, strange flowers and different grasses every year. When the spring winds blow, they blow in the same way. In the same places the same dear blossoms lift up the same sweet faces, yet they never weary us. When it rains, it rains as it always has. Even so would the same tasks which fill our daily lives put on new meanings if we wrought them in the spirit of renewal from within--a spirit of growth and beauty.
God doesn't promise security from life's storms but security in life's storms. God doesn't always call the equipped, but he will always equip the called. In the long run, avoiding danger is no safer than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.
The true test of a character is to face hard conditions with the determination to make them better.
Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. Hear the music of voices, the song of birds, the mighty strains of an orchestra as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow . . . Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again. Glory in all the facts of pleasure and beauty which the world reveals to you.
I believe there are angels among us, sent down to us from somewhere up above. They come to you and me in our darkest hours, to show us how to live, to teach us how to give, to guide us with a light of love.
Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere, and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles... Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.
The things you do today that you don't have to do will determine who, what, and where you will be when it is too late to do anything about the things you should have done.
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see.
A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.
It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.
Everybody talks, nobody listens. Good listeners are as rare as white crows.
When indeed shall we learn that we are all related one to the other, that we are all members of one body? Until the spirit of love for our fellow people, regardless of race, color, or creed, shall fill the world, making real in our lives and our deeds the actuality of human brother- and sisterhood, until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained.
The highest result of education is tolerance.
The best things in life are unseen, thats why we close our eyes when we kiss, cry, and dream
Happiness is a state of mind, and depends very little on outward circumstances.
We, the people, are not free. Our democracy is but a name. We vote? What does that mean? It means we choose between Tweedledee and Tweedledum. We elect expensive masters to do our work for us, and then blame them because they work for themselves and for their class.
The simplest way to be happy is to do good.
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.
There will never be another now - I'll make the most of today. There will never be another me - I'll make the most of myself.
When all you can feel are the shadows, turn your face towards the sun.
The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.
No smile is as beautiful as the one that struggles through tears.
Life is short and unpredictable. Eat the dessert first!
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