I think Americans are at our best when we recover from a crisis. We've suffered some blows that other countries would have never recovered from.
One who strictly prosecutes the misdemeanors of others will find not condescension towards his own.
Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness.
If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice.
No matter how just your words may be, you ruin everything when you speak with anger.
The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.
Be ashamed when you sin, don't be ashamed when you repent [To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow ,but a psychospiritual growth away from evildeath and a turning to Godlife]. Sin is the wound, repentance is the medicine. Sin is followed by shame; repentance is followed by boldness [ Boldness means to beg God for undeserved mercy]. Satan has overturned this order and given boldness to sin and shame to repentance.
I was born October 5, 1957, on the South Side of Chicago, in the Woodlawn area, a neighborhood that hasn't changed much in forty-five years. Our house was on 66th and Blackstone, but the city tore it down when the rats took over.
I can't live my life worrying about something that might never happen.
Men are probably nearer the essential truth in their superstitions than in their science.
Right now, nearly all the apps on Facebook take a week to build. No more.