51. There is no circumstance, no trouble, no testing, that can ever touch me until, first of all, it has gone past God and past Christ, right through to me. If it has come that far, it has come with a great purpose, which I may not understand at the moment. But I refuse to become panicky, as I lift up my eyes to him and accept it as coming from the throne of God for some great purpose of blessing to my own heart. Alan Redpath
52. I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess. Martin Luther
53. No sorrow touches man until it has been filtered through the heart of God. Joseph Blinco
54. There are comforts and compensations that one who has not suffered knows nothing of- like the lamps that nobody sees till the tunnel comes.
R. W. Barbour
55. It is impossible to have the feeling of peace and serenity without being at rest with God. Dorothy Pentecost
56. When God wants to move a mountain, he does not take a bar of iron, but he takes a little worm. The fact is, we have too much strength. We are not weak enough. It is not our strength that we want. One drop of God's strength is worth more than all the world. Dwight Moody
57. The happiest, sweetest, tenderest homes are not those where there has been no sorrow, but those which have been overshadowed with grief, and where Christ's comfort was accepted.
J. R. Miller
58. When we allow God to work through us, then it becomes easy...because He's doing all the work. Bonnie Ricks
59. Loneliness is the most terrible poverty.
Mother Teresa
60. The stream of time sweeps away errors and leaves the truth for the inheritance of humanity. Georg Brandes
61. Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things. Henry Ward Beecher
62. A smile takes but a moment, but its effects sometimes last forever. J. E. Smith
63. He became what we are that he might make us what he is. Athanasius
64. Have courage for the great sorrows of life and have patience for the small ones...Go to sleep in peace. God is awake. Victor Hugo
65. How can you expect God to speak in that gentle and inward voice which melts the soul, when you are making so much noise with your rapid reflections? Be silent, and God will speak again. Francois Fenelon
66. This world is so full of care and sorrow that it is a gracious debt we owe to one another to discover the bright crystals of delight hidden in somber circumstances and irksome tasks. Helen Keller
67. Take that gift God has entrusted to you; and use it in the service of Christ and your fellow men. He will make it glow and shine like the very stars of heaven. John Bonnell
68. Don't try to deal with sin, for you are sure to lose. Deal with Christ; let him deal with your sin and you are sure to win. Arthur Elfstrand
69. Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends. Euripides
70. A real friend feels no need to excuse himself for some failing. The Laubliner Rabbi
71. True friends . . . face in the same direction toward common projects, interests, and goals. C. S. Lewis
72. Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquantances. Those too big to pass through are our friends. Arlene Francis
73. Most of the methods that Satan uses to confuse and tempt can be very beautiful and very alert. He seems to be not the enemy of God, but the uplifter and edifier of man. Unknown
74. God hurts when we hurt. When you ache with your brokenhearted friend, you emulate the heart of God. Dave Biebel
75. Serenity comes not alone by removing the outward causes and occasions of fear, but by the discovery of inward reservoirs to draw upon. Rufus Jones
76. One may go wrong in many different ways, but right only in one. Aristotle
77. The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. Samuel Chadwick
78. A cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around. John Lubbock
79. A good laugh is sunshine in a house. William Mokepeace Thackeray
80. Friendship has splendors that love knows not. Mariama Ba
81. The real friend is he or she who can share all our sorrow and double our joys. B. C. Forbes
82. Faith in God...life can never take you by surprise again. Dr. James Dobson
83. Life has taught me to forgive much, but to seek forgiveness still more. Otto von Bismarck
84. Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. Mark Twain
85. Love doesn't make the world go 'round.
Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
Franklin P. Jones
86. Separate what counts from what doesn't.
R. R. Ball
87. The world's greatest need is not more Christians but more Christians who practice their Christianity. Unknown
88. "Being rich isn't about money. Being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to take time to stop and eat the heart of the watermelon. And some of us will be rich without ever being more than a paycheck ahead of the game." Harvey Mackay
89. The essence of true friendship is to make allowances for another's little lapses. David Storey
90. Each morning is the open door to a new world - new vistas, new aims, new plans, new thoughts... and whether one is twenty, forty, sixty, or eighty; whether one has succeeded, failed or just muddled along - life begins each morning!"
L. M. Hodges
91. Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those you hold well. Josh Billings
92. "Some people go through life trying to find out what the world holds for them only to find out too late that it's what they bring to the world that really counts." Anne of Green Gables
93. "It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power." Alan Cohen
94. The purpose of prayer is not to inform God of our needs, but to invite him to rule our lives. Clarence Bauman
95. The essence of true friendship is to make allowances for another's little lapses. David Storey
96. "Each morning is the open door to a new world - new vistas, new aims, new plans, new thoughts... and whether one is twenty, forty, sixty, or eighty; whether one has succeeded, failed or just muddled along - life begins each morning!" L. M. Hodges
97. "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." Herman Cain
98. What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience. St. Francis de Sales
99. Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness. George Sand
100. "At this very moment, there are people only you can reach... and differences only you can make." Michael Dooley
