Cast Thy Bread Upon the Running Waters
“Cast thy bread upon the running waters: for after a long time thou shalt find it...
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“Cast thy bread upon the running waters: for after a long time thou shalt find it...
The firmest friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly wielded by the fiercest fire.
Constant success shows us but one side of the world, for, as it surrounds us with friends who will tell us only our merits, so it silences those enemies from whom alone we can learn our defects.
There is a past which is gone forever. But there is a future which is still our own.
Some read to think; these are rare: some to write; these are common
In this age the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently, does a service to the race.
True happiness depends upon a close alliance with God, dependence upon God, and obedience to God....
There are bright days and dark days, and we must take advantage of the former, and be as little discouraged as possible about the latter. They are all in a lifetime, and the only way to have sunshine is to keep close to God.
Be not afraid; nor discouraged; for I, the Lord thy God, am with you wherever you go.
Let your guiding rule be not how much, but how good. A thing you do not want is expensive at any price. Avoid surplus. Choose quality over quantity.
Cultivate the society of cheerful people. Read only pleasant subjects. Look for the best and highest things in life, and resolve to be an intelligent optimist.
Down deep in every human soul is a hidden longing, impulse, and ambition to do something fine and enduring. This feeling within is a summons to rise above.
Do your best, and let the world make its own judgments. You are what you are.
The practice of daily meditation is one of the most effective means for developing clear and accurate thinking.
Keep your mind constantly open to helpful suggestions. Cultivate an expectant, hopeful, unselfish...
Have no anxious thoughts of tomorrow, since God supplies you now and always with everything essential to your welfare.
The chief purpose of education is to train your mind.
Beauty, like truth and justice, lives within us; like virtue, and like moral law, it is a companion of the soul.
Astronomy shows, beyond all other sciences, the magnificence of God’s creation.
“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.”...
Slumber not in the tents of your fathers. The world is advancing. Advance with it.
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
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