Inspirational Quotes - Page 344

A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar.

During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.

It is impossible to keep spiritual peace if we do not take care of the mind, that is if we do not drive out thoughts that are displeasing to God and, on the contrary, keep thoughts which are pleasing to God. It is necessary to look into the heart with mind and see what is done there. Is it peaceful or not? If not, then find out in what you have sinned.

While you teach, you learn.

There is nothing so uncertain as a sure thing.

We can teach from our experience, but we cannot teach experience.

It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.

The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not "What a lovely sermon!" but "I will do something."

The good Christian should beware the mathematician and all those who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine man in the bonds of hell.

Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.

Move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.

Reality is not an inspiration for literature. At its best, literature is an inspiration for reality.

Character is made by what you stand for;reputation by what you fall for.

The best advice I could give anyone is to spend your time working on whatever you are passionate about in life.

It was Lord Jesus Christ who said "Whosoever will save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall save it. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have.

Life begins where fear ends.

If the Angel deigns to appear, it will be because you have convinced him, not by tears but by your humble resolve to be always beginning — to be a Beginner!

It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.' By then, pigs will be your style.

Learn what you are and be such.

The trouble in America is not that we are making too many mistakes, but that we are making too few.

Dreaming illustrates your hidden capacities and your unawakened ability.

Life is too short to be wasted in finding answers. Enjoy the questions.

You are not defeated when you lose. You are defeated when you quit.

When it can't be done, do it. If you don't do it, it doesn't exist.