As long as we believe our thoughts, there will always be war.
When you lie down on your bed to sleep, remember with thanksgiving the blessings and the providence of God.
A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, "You are mad; you are not like us. "
The fruits of the earth are not brought to perfection immediately, but by time, rain and care; similarly, the fruits of men ripen through ascetic practice, study, time, perseverance, self-control and patience.
To say that God turns away from the sinful is like saying that the sun hides from the blind.
When Abba Anthony thought about the depths of the judgments of God, he asked, 'Lord, how is it that some die when they are young, while others drag on to extreme old age? Why are there those who are poor and those who are rich? Why do wicked men prosper and why are the just in need?' He heard a voice answering him, 'Antony, keep your attention on yourself; these things are according to the judgment of God, and it is not to your advantage to know anything about them. '
. . . you should know that there is present with you the angel whom God has appointed for each man. . . This angel, who is sleepless and cannot be deceived, is always present with you; he sees all things and is not hindered by darkness. You should know, too, that with him is God.
Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.
I can't bring myself to say, 'Well, I guess I'll be toddling along. ' It isn't that I can't toddle. It's just that I can't guess I'll toddle.
Be at least as interested in what goes on inside you as what happens outside. If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place.
It's Bernoulli not Marconi that flies the airplane.