When we feel weak, all we have to do is wait a little while. The spring returns and the winter snows melt and fill us with new energy.

Often, warriors find their lives meaningless.

Take these," said the old man, holding out a white stone and a black stone that had been embedded at the center of the breastplate. "They are called Urim and Thummim. The black signifies 'yes,' and the white 'no.' When you are unable to read the omens, they will help you to do so. Always ask an objective question.

All we have to do is understand that we're all here for a reason and to commit ourselves to that. Then we can laugh at our sufferings, large and small and walk fearlessly, aware that each step has meaning

You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.

Love is an act of faith in another person, not an act of surrender.

Faith as tiny as a grain of sand allows us to move mountains.