It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.

Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes.

Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes.

Politics are not the task of a Christian.

Politics are not the task of a Christian.

To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit...

To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit...

A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol.

A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol.

If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time,...

If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time,...

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy

Human love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing,...

Human love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing,...

If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in...

If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in...

God's truth judges created things out of love, and Satan's truth judges them out of...

God's truth judges created things out of love, and Satan's truth judges them out of...

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it...

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it...

The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.

The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.

The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves...

The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves...

We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit...

We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit...

It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with...

It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with...

It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues...

It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues...

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.

If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in...

If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in...