"The best way to show
that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it
or spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside
it."
- D.L. Moody
Whether
or not I personally exemplify such a characteristic, I'm always
challenged by those who have a noble concept of human potential,
owing to the touch of God within each of us. Many of these
quotes come directly from the hearts of men and women of deep
character. I hope you find that they "rattle your cage"
as they do mine...
Cynicism is not realistic and
tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means
you don't have to try.
- Peggy Noonan
You must do as well as you
can whatever God gives you to do; that is the best possible
preparation for what he may want you to do next.
- Thomas Chalmers
Have courage for the great
sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when
you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep
in peace. God is awake.
- Victor Hugo
When arguing with a fool, always
make sure that he is not similarly engaged.
I have been driven to my knees
many times by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere
else to go.
- Abraham Lincoln
If the blind put their hand
in God's, they find their way more surely than those who see
but have not faith or purpose.
- Helen Keller
If you have so much business
to attend to that you have no time to pray, depend on it that
you have more business on hand than God ever intended that
you should have.
- D.L. Moody
A man who wants to lead the
orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.
Character is what you are in
the dark.
- D.L. Moody
I will not permit any man to
narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
- Booker T. Washington
"At its core, bravado
is insecure, jealous and self-protecting. Legitimate talent
recognizes its own innate riches and does not object to sharing."
- adapted from a quote by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"A sharp tongue sometimes
cuts it own throat."
-Jim Scancarelli
"Don't worry that children
never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you."
-Robert Fulghum
"The best climber in the
world is the one who's having the most fun."
- Alex Lowe (professional mountaineer)
"It is better to sleep
on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterward."
-Baltasar Gracian
"Time is the best teacher;
unfortunately it kills all its students."
- Unknown
"We have all been placed
on this earth to discover our own path, and we will never
be happy if we live someone else's idea of life."
James Van Praagh
"Superstition is the dark
side of wonder."
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