Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Pain is the outcome of sin.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.