Our little pebble of poor performance helps to start, or to sustain, an avalanche.

God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability.

You must not mistake passing local cloud cover, for general darkness.

A vague goal is no goal at all. The Ten Commandments wouldn't be very impressive, for instance, if they weren't specific, but simply were couched in a phraseology such as 'thou shalt not be a bad person.

Even the good can become careless without the Lord's being there to chasten.

The laughter of the world is merely loneliness pathetically trying to reassure itself.

When we rejoice in beautiful scenery, great art, and great music, it is but the flexing of instincts acquired in another place and another time.