Of all the black crimes that humanity is committing against the great Creation, vivisection is the blackest.
Prayer delights God's ear; it melts His heart; and opens His hand. God cannot deny a praying soul.
Are there not millions of us who would rather go sleeping to hell; than sweating to heaven?
If joining IBM was commitment, not employment, and the company engaged in something more than business, it had a right to demand of its men unconditional loyalty, Watson believed.
The right manner of growth is to grow less in one's own eyes.
To know that nothing hurts the godly, is a matter of comfort; but to be assured that all things which fall out shall co-operate for their good, that their crosses shall be turned into blessings, that showers of affliction water the withering root of their grace and make it flourish more; this may fill their hearts with joy till they run over.
He may look on death with joy, who can look on forgiveness with faith.
If you can learn to endure pain, you can survive anything. Some people learn to embrace it- to love it. Some endure it through drowning it in sorrow, or by making themselves forget. Others turn it into anger.
I can’t remember who said it, but a soul and a heaven must exist because good people aren’t rewarded enough on Earth. I always liked that idea, if that makes sense.
If a character is going to end up one way, you start them a certain way. If they're gonna end up the polar opposite of that, you might start them differently to have dramatic integrity to their journey.
Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.