“It is hard to make the boat go as fast as you want to. The enemy of course, is resistance of the water, as you have to displace the amount of water equal to the weight of the men and equipment, but that very water is what supports you and that very enemy is your friend. So is life: the very problems you must overcome also support you and make you stronger in overcoming them.”
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“Purity does not mean crushing the instincts but having the instincts as servants and not the master of the spirit.”
― Disciplines of Christian Life
― Disciplines of Christian Life
“In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.”
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