The only way to seek God is to seek God first. Deny the nayward, affirm the yeaward, be true to those stirrings and motions which He starts in us, refuse priority to all else, and be faithful to the sacred.
One may receive the information but miss the teaching.
Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity.
People mistake their limitations for high standards.
To understand a new idea, break an old habit.
It takes a well-spent lifetime, and perhaps more, to crystalize in us that for which we exist.