When our troubles are many we are often by grace made courageous in serving our God; we feel that we have nothing to live for in this world, and we are driven, by hope of the world to come, to exhibit zeal, self-denial, and industry.
Success breeds the excitement to continue going.
The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and now, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I'm in.
Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.
I understand what it is for a woman to want to protect their children and give them the best they can.
I have a lot to be grateful for.
This is the book I never read ~ These are the words I never said ~ This is the path I'll never tread ~ These are the dreams I'll dream instead
I cheerfully quit from life as if it were an inn, not a home; for Nature has given us a hostelry in which to sojourn, not to abide.
I think we are not serious about attacking the long-term debt problem, and that's one of the things that he's going to have to find a way to get on the agenda.
Money cannot buy you happiness, and happiness cannot buy you money. That might be a wise crack, but I doubt it.
To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful. Everyone calls victory in battle good, but it is not really good.