Is there anything more dangerous than an ideologue who doesn't know he's wrong?
If everyone waited to do something good until they had purely unselfish motivations, no good would ever get done in the world. The point is to do it anyway.
The trick is that as long as you know who you are and what makes you happy, it doesn't matter how others see you.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.
A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf is good. he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you. " The son thought about it for a minute and then asked, "Which wolf will win?" The old man replied simply, "The one you feed.
I'm going to be so normal that when people look up normal in the dictionary, my name will be there.
Nothing nice you ever do for anyone is for no reason.
It wasn't until we got over the self pity that we were able to accept suffering as apart of our life with Christ. A man or woman reaches this plane only when he or she ceases to be the hero.
Some worry endlessly over missions that were missed, or marriages that did not turn out, or babies that did not arrive, or children that seem lost, or dreams unfulfilled, or because age limits what they can do. I do not think it pleases the Lord when we worry because we think we never do enough or that what we do is never good enough. . . . Some needlessly carry a heavy burden of guilt which could be removed through confession and repentance.
Being in a foreign country means walking a tightrope high above the ground without the net afforded a person by the country where he has his family, colleagues, and friends, and where he can easily say what he has to say in a language he has known from childhood.
You do what you think is right and let the law catch up.