Yes, the civilization of love is possible; it is not a utopia. But it is only possible by a constant and ready reference to the "Father from whom all fatherhood and motherhood on earth is named," from whom every human family comes.
The man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.
His grace is cheapened when you think that He has only forgiven you of your sins up to the time you got saved, and after that point, you have to depend on your confession of sins to be forgiven. God's forgiveness is not given in installments.
Will you marry me? Do you have any money? Answer the second question first.
I must confess, I was born at a very early age.
My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace, O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.
Free labor has the inspiration of hope; pure slavery has no hope.
Inspiration comes in the middle of the night when you should be doing homework.
A man with a silver spoon may get his share of supporters, but he can never be an inspiration for somebody! Patience and hard work are the key to every man's success.
Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits. ' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
Light is my inspiration, my paint and brush. It is as vital as the model herself. Profoundly significant, it caresses the essential superlative curves and lines. Light I acknowledge as the energy upon which all life on this planet depends.
You must realise now, more clearly than ever, that God is calling you to serve Him in and from the ordinary, secular and civil activities of human life. He waits for us everyday, in the laboratory, in the operating theatre, in the army barracks, in the university chair, in the factory, in the workshop, in the fileds, in the home and in all the immense panorama of work.
The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.
Before the discovery of these [underwater] vents, all life on Earth, the key to life on Earth, was believed to be the sun and photosynthesis. But down there, there is no sun, there is no photosynthesis; it's chemosynthetic environment down there driving it, and it's all so ephemeral.
Faced with the sacredness of life and of the human person, and before the marvels of the universe, wonder is the only appropriate attitude.
It is impossible to account for the creation of the universe without the agency of a Supreme Being.
If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that's because that's where I'm going to find inspiration.
God created me—and you—to live with a single, all-embracing, all-transforming passion—namely, a passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life.
Never make a fuss-it might attract the attention of an enemy tribe.
In reality things reveal nothing to us. It is people who, by looking into at things, discover a way of penetrating the Soul of the World.
