I fear that there are too many priesthood bearers who have done little or nothing to develop their ability to access the powers of Heaven.

Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.

I know My God commands, whose power no power resists.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

Life is a lively process of becoming.

I find it harder and harder every day to live up to my blue china.

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

I think I’m like most people – we fear the unknown and the things that have yet to come to pass, which are the very things that don’t deserve to be feared. When you give God complete control, it’s very hard not to be fearless.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I’m praying, but also something wonderful happens to me. I’m grateful that I’m heard.

Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge.

If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.

I’m afraid to fail again.

All our actions, as well as our thoughts and words, should praise Him who always blesses us.

There was something undifferentiated and yet complete, which existed before Heaven and Earth. Soundless and formless, it depends on nothing and does not change. It operates everywhere and is free from danger. It may be considered the mother of the universe. I do not know its name; I call it Tao.

God has equipped you to handle difficult things. In fact, He has already planted the seeds of discipline and self-control inside you. You just have to water those seeds with His Word to make them grow!

My whole thing is to inspire, to better people, to better myself forever in this thing that we call rap, this thing that we call hip hop.

Weak character will neutralize all of the other possible good qualities a person might possess.

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

I feel like this: Whatever is in your path and in your heart, you need to do.

You always want to quit while you are ahead. You don’t want to be like a fighter who stays too long in the ring until you’re not performing at your best.

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be rich.

I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner.

The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him.

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.

Wonder is the basis of worship.

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

There’s plenty about God that I don’t understand and can’t explain. But I come back to my core belief that God is good, that He’s for us.

Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

The older you get, the better you get.

I do think there must be some kind of interaction between your living life and the life that goes on from here.

Transforming yourself into a deep listener will not only prove more amusing as you open your mind to their mind, but you will gain the most invaluable lessons about human psychology.

I’m like a recovering perfectionist. For me it’s one day at a time.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

We may define therapy as a search for value.

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

When the negative thoughts come – and they will; they come to all of us – it’s not enough to just not dwell on it… You’ve got to replace it with a positive thought.

Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.

You can either be a host to God, or a hostage to your ego. It’s your call.

I’m one of the world’s most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.

No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline.

Well I think a lot of times we’re putting things off and I’m going to do it later. I’m going to break this bad habit or I’m going to pursue this dream or I’m going to treat my spouse better.

If you’re put on a pedestal, you’re supposed to behave yourself like a pedestal type of person. Pedestals actually have a limited circumference. Not much room to move around.

A child-like man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle-aged habit and convention.

If I was to go to sleep before midnight, I would feel weird about myself, like I wasted a day. My most productive hours are between midnight and five.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

All the goodness I have within me is totally from the Lord alone. When I sin, it is from me and is done on my own, but when I act righteously, it is wholly and completely of God.

Our whole life is set up in the path of least resistance. We don’t want to suffer. We don’t want to feel discomfort. So the whole time, we’re living our lives in a very comfortable area. There’s no growth in that.

We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay – and rise!

I’ll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They’re too much fun.

I don’t ever want to be caught up in a system of thinking I can do one thing ‚cos that’s just… that’s just telling yourself a lie.

I break ground. I trailblaze.

Most people already know what they’re doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.

It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.