I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends
far more on the way we meet read more

I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends
far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those
events themselvers.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the read more

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.

When I hear somebody sigh that "Life is hard," I am always
tempted to ask, "Compared to what?".

When I hear somebody sigh that "Life is hard," I am always
tempted to ask, "Compared to what?".

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it, is
as one who plows but does not sow.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it, is
as one who plows but does not sow.

To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to
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To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to
be full of God.

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another
step forward.

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another
step forward.

We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.

We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.

I believe the sign of maturity is accepting deferred gratification.

I believe the sign of maturity is accepting deferred gratification.