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The boat is safe, secure, and comfortable. On the other hand, the water is rough. The waves are high. The wind is strong. There's a storm out there. And if you get out of the boat—whatever your boat might happen to be—there's a good chance you might sink.
- John Ortberg
for Owen, circumstances—whether amiable or painful—were not an excuse to stop resisting sin.
- John Owen
Prosperity hath slain the foolish and wounded the wise.
- John Owen
It was no summer progress. A cold coming they had of it, at this time of the year; just, the worst time of the year, to take a journey, and specially a long journey, in. The ways deep, the weather sharp, the days short, the sun farthest off in solstitio brumali, the very dead of Winter.
- Lancelot Andrewes
Last we consider the time of their coming, the season of the year. It was no summer progress. A cold coming they had of it at this time of the year, just the worst time of the year to take a journey, and specially a long journey. The ways deep, the weather sharp, the days short, the sun farthest off, in solsitio brumali, 'the very dead of winter
- Lancelot Andrewes
Last we consider the time of their coming, the season of the year. It was no summer progress. A cold coming they had of it at this time of the year, just the worst time of the year to take a journey, and specially a long journey. The ways deep, the weather sharp, the days short, the sun farthest off, in solsitio brumali, 'the very dead of winter
- Lancelot Andrewes
My father always told us that if we will let God, He can use even our disappointments, even our annoyances to bring us a blessing. There's a practical way to start the process too: by thanking Him for whatever happens, no matter how disagreeable it seems.
- Catherine Marshall
No matter what pain, what hard things come to us in life—and pain and trouble come to all of us—no matter what dark roads we walk or poor choices we make, it is not the end of the story.
- Cathy Gohlke
Life is full of 'ifs,' Robert. What is important is what we do with what is.
- Cathy Gohlke
No one who has passed through the storm has ever regretted the journey. No one stands here and wishes to go back to the other side.
- Glenn Beck
She found value in conflict, no matter what. "The purpose of ass-kicking is not that your ass gets kicked at the right time or for the right reason," she often explained. "It's to keep your ass sensitive.
- Gloria Steinem
Those without money learn the valuable lesson that money doesn't cure all woes. Instead, it may actually insulate and isolate.
- Gloria Steinem