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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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...

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.

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...

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...

One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

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...

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.

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...

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...

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,...

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 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.

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,...

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...

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...