Christianity helps us face the music even when we don't like the tune.

There is a necessary limit to our achievement, but none to our attempt.

Greatness after all, in spite of its name, appears to be not so much a certain size as a certain quality in human lives. It may be present in lives whose range is very small.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

How silently, how silently The wonderous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of his heaven. No ear may hear his coming, But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive him still, The dear Christ enters in.

Character cannot be made except by a steady, long-continued process.

When you discover you've been leading only half a life, the other half is going to haunt you until you develop it.