“must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.”
― My Stroke of Insight
― My Stroke of Insight
“The successful among us delay gratification. The successful among us bargain with the future.”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
“For the hero, fear is a challenge and a task, because only boldness can deliver from fear. And if the risk is not taken, the meaning of life is somehow violated, and the whole future is condemned to hopeless staleness, to a drab grey lit only by will-o’-the-wisps.”
― Symbols of Transformation
― Symbols of Transformation
“Prisoners will remain silent!” he shrieked. Two men were clumping down the stairs and into the dining room carrying something between them. They had discovered the old radio beneath the stairs. “Law-abiding citizens, are you?” Kapteyn went on. “You! The old man there. I see you believe in the Bible.” He jerked his thumb at the well-worn book on its shelf. “Tell me, what does it say in there about obeying the government?” “‘Fear God,’” Father quoted,”
― The Hiding Place
― The Hiding Place
“To have a restful or peaceful life in God is good; to bear a life of pain in patience is better; but to have peace in the midst of pain is the best of all.”
― 10 Jewels of Christian Mysticism: A Selection of Western Tradition Primary Texts
― 10 Jewels of Christian Mysticism: A Selection of Western Tradition Primary Texts
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