That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
Our past is a story existing only in our minds. Look, analyze, understand, and forgive. Then, as quickly as possible, chuck it.
I'd be conceited if I said I could, but I'd be lying if I said I couldn't.
One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after season without thinking of the grapes it has borne.
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
Be radical about grace and relentless about truth and resolute about holiness.
I will not try to run my own life or the lives of others; that is God's business.