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Sometimes the answer to prayer is not that it changes life, but that it
changes you.
Sometimes the answer to prayer is not that it changes life, but that it
changes you.
Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
If you shut up truth and bury it under the ground it will
but grow and gather to itself such read more
If you shut up truth and bury it under the ground it will
but grow and gather to itself such explosive power that the day it bursts
through it will blow up everything in its way.
The story of the human race is the story of men and women
selling themselves short.
The story of the human race is the story of men and women
selling themselves short.
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.
Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights.
Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights.
It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel read more
It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it.
The first principle of ethical power is Purpose... By purpose, I
don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you read more
The first principle of ethical power is Purpose... By purpose, I
don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are
always striving. Purpose is something bigger. It is the picture you have
of yourself-the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want
to lead.
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
