I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

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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,...

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...

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.

Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but...

Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but...

God is not a cosmic bell-boy for whom we can press a button to get...

God is not a cosmic bell-boy for whom we can press a button to get...

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.

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...

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...

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...

God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get...

God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get...

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;...

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;...

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...

He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will...

He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will...

Whatever you laugh at in others, laughs at yourself.

Whatever you laugh at in others, laughs at yourself.

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.

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...

God gives all to those, who get up early.

God gives all to those, who get up early.

He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.

He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.

God gives all to those, who get up early.

God gives all to those, who get up early.

You just have to do your own thing, no matter what anyone says. It's your...

You just have to do your own thing, no matter what anyone says. It's your...

I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the...

I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the...

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.