"It is pleasing to God whenever thou rejoicest or laughest from the bottom of thy heart."
~Martin Luther
"God appoints our graces to be nursses to other men's weaknesses." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love and the future to God's providence."
~Augustine
"There are three conversions necessary: the conversion of the heart, mind, and the purse."
~Martin Luther
"A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"Suppose someone should offer me a plateful of crumbs after I had eaten a T-bone steak. I would say, "No, thank you. I am already satisfied." Christian--that is the secret--you can be so filled with the things of Christ, so enamoured with the things of God that you do not have time for the sinful pleasures of the world." ~Billy Graham
"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them--every day begin the task anew." ~Thomas a Kempis
"We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. ~Jimmy Carter
"Geatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, "O God, forgive me," or "Help me." ~Billy Graham
"Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting."
~Elizabeth Bibesco
"A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ and for the honest purpose of becoming better." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust."
~Samuel Johnson
"Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." ~Abraham Lincoln
"If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot be a Christian anywhere." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands." ~Anne Frank
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experienc of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved." ~Helen Keller
"God is more interested in your character than your comfort." ~Rick Warren
"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself." ~Henry Ward Beecher
