We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
It is not often that we use language correctly; usually we use it incorrectly, though we understand each others meaning.
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
I once laboured hard for the free will of man, until the grace of God at length overcame me.
Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mystery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting.
It's very complicated. There's been this broader mechanism, an industry, which wants people to use free services, from the old days of advertising-supported papers and magazines, to ad-supported free television.
There are so many rappers now that it's cluttering our culture. 90% of the time at a show there are more artists in the crowd than there are fans - it's too much. Too many people try to give you CD's.
I believe that perseverance is vital to success in any endeavor, whether spiritual or temporal, large or small, public or personal. . . . All significant achievement results largely from perseverance.