Deep work, though a burden to prioritize, was crucial for his goal of changing the world.
“I have received no assurance that anything we can do will eradicate suffering. I think the best results are obtained by people who work quietly away at limited objectives, such as the abolition of the slave trade, or prison reform, or factory acts, or tuberculosis, not by those who think they can achieve universal justice, or health, or peace. I think the art of life consists in tackling each immediate evil as well as we can.”
― The Weight of Glory
― The Weight of Glory
“If the spiritual life doesn’t lead us to freedom and grace, then we’ve probably missed the point.”
― The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from Frustration to Joy with the Spiritual Disciplines
― The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from Frustration to Joy with the Spiritual Disciplines
“I loved you, so I drew these tides of
Men into my hands
And wrote my will across the
Sky and stars
To earn you freedom, the seven
Pillared worthy house,
That your eyes might be
Shining for me
When we came
Death seemed my servant on the
Road, 'til we were near
And saw you waiting:
When you smiled and in sorrowful
Envy he outran me
And took you apart:
Into his quietness
Love, the way-weary, groped to your body,
Our brief wage
Ours for the moment
Before Earth's soft hand explored your shape
And the blind
Worms grew fat upon
Your substance
Men prayed me that I set our work,
The inviolate house,
As a memory of you
But for fit monument I shattered it,
Unfinished: and now
The little things creep out to patch
Themselves hovels
In the marred shadow
Of your gift.”
― The Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Men into my hands
And wrote my will across the
Sky and stars
To earn you freedom, the seven
Pillared worthy house,
That your eyes might be
Shining for me
When we came
Death seemed my servant on the
Road, 'til we were near
And saw you waiting:
When you smiled and in sorrowful
Envy he outran me
And took you apart:
Into his quietness
Love, the way-weary, groped to your body,
Our brief wage
Ours for the moment
Before Earth's soft hand explored your shape
And the blind
Worms grew fat upon
Your substance
Men prayed me that I set our work,
The inviolate house,
As a memory of you
But for fit monument I shattered it,
Unfinished: and now
The little things creep out to patch
Themselves hovels
In the marred shadow
Of your gift.”
― The Seven Pillars of Wisdom
“Conversation with a view to timely instruction will help to build up a strong Christian character and stimulate growth in grace.”
― The Epistle to the Ephesians: A Verse by Verse Exposition
― The Epistle to the Ephesians: A Verse by Verse Exposition
“You’ll grow only to the threshold of your pain.”
― Leadership Pain: The Classroom for Growth
― Leadership Pain: The Classroom for Growth
Gailnic2000’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gailnic2000’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Art, Business, Ebooks, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religion, and Self help
Polls voted on by Gailnic2000
Lists liked by Gailnic2000

















