“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
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“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
“In the process of planning and having a wedding, I forgot there would actually be a marriage, a union of minds, bodies, souls, and issues that would come together as soon as the ceremony was over.”
― Peace from Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You're Going Through
― Peace from Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You're Going Through
“When we surrender when we do not fight with life when it calls upon us we are lifted and the strength to do what needs to be done finds us.”
― The Invitation
― The Invitation
“Today I am devoted to addressing all the little things about me and in my life that I have not mastered!”
― Until Today!: Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind
― Until Today!: Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind
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