To the loved, a word of affection is a morsel; but to the love-starved, a word of affection can be a feast.
The self is every person's true enemy.
When will it no longer be necessary to attach special weight to the word 'woman' and raise it specially?
But only those who have aims and ambitions for the benefit, not of the individual, but of humankind as a whole can persevere to the end.
Happiness is to take up the struggle in the midst of the raging storm and not to pluck the lute in the moonlight or recite poetry among the blossoms.
In truth, it is I who have defiled myself, for one is one s own fiercest enemy.
Live and die your own way, unnoticed.
Diplomacy matters. Burden-sharing matters. Follow-through matters. And yes, sustaining the peace is harder, more complex and often costlier than winning the war itself. No matter the surge of momentary machismo -- as gratifying as it may be for some -- it's short-sighted and wrong to simply go it alone.
I [i. e. , God] have given you baptism as a gift for the forgiveness of sins, and preach to you unceasingly by word of mouth concerning this treasure, sealing it with the Sacrament of my body and blood, so that you need never doubt. True, it seems little and insignificant that by the washing of water, the Word, and the Sacrament this should all be effected. But don't let your eyes deceive you.
We monsters are necessary to nature also.
I had to learn to value myself before I could expect to be valued by others