He who cannot rest, cannot work; he who cannot let go, cannot hold on; he who cannot find footing, cannot go forward.

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Nothing else matters much; not wealth, nor learning, nor even health...without this gift: the spiritual...

Nothing else matters much; not wealth, nor learning, nor even health...without this gift: the spiritual...

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It...

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It...

Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure...

Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure...

Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life;...

Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life;...

I hate war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for...

I hate war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for...

Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.

Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.

Picture yourself vividly as winning, and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success.

Picture yourself vividly as winning, and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success.

Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.

Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.

Rebellion against your handicaps gets you nowhere. Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the...

Rebellion against your handicaps gets you nowhere. Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the...

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than...

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than...

The world is moving so fast these days that the one who says it can't...

The world is moving so fast these days that the one who says it can't...

The steady discipline of intimate friendship with Jesus results in men becoming like Him.

The steady discipline of intimate friendship with Jesus results in men becoming like Him.

Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis.

Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis.

I hate war... for the dictatorships it puts in the place of democracies, and for...

I hate war... for the dictatorships it puts in the place of democracies, and for...

Life consists not simply in what heredity and environment do to us but in what...

Life consists not simply in what heredity and environment do to us but in what...

To keep the Golden Rule we must put ourselves in other people's places, but to...

To keep the Golden Rule we must put ourselves in other people's places, but to...

No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until...

No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until...

A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.

A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.

Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe,...

Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe,...