We must be willing to fail and to appreciate the truth that often "Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.

When we teach ourselves and our children discipline, we are teaching them and ourselves how to suffer and also how to grow.

There is no act of love that is not an act of work or courage. No exceptions.

It is not easy for us to change. But it is possible and it is our glory as human beings

Delaying gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and experiencing the pain first and getting it over with. It is the only decent way to live.

Life is a series of problems. Do we want to moan about them or solve them?

We are most often in the dark when we are the most certain, and the most enlightened when we are the most confused.