Don’t worry about me handling the pain," I say. "I’ve had a lot of practice.
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
War is the mother of everything.
Those who hear and do not understand are like the deaf. Of them the proverb says: "Present, they are absent. "
The unexpected connection is more powerful than one that is obvious.
It is in changing that things find purpose.
You may travel far and wide but never will you find the boundaries of the soul.
Though we seem grieved at the shortness of life in general, we are wishing every period of it at an end. The minor longs to be at age, then to be a man of business, then to make up an estate, then to arrive at honors, then to retire.
We need not worry if we can’t simultaneously do all of the things that the Lord has counseled us to do. He has spoken of a time and a season for all things. In response to our sincere prayers for guidance, He will direct us in what should be emphasized at each phase of our life. We can learn, grow, and become like Him one consistent step at a time.
Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.
Flowers that bloom in the winter may not survive till spring.