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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy

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.

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

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...

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...