He who cannot learn by others' mistakes is stupid. He who cannot learn by his own errors is a fool.

Goals should always be made to a point that will make us reach and strain.

The more we serve our fellowmen in appropriate ways, the more substance there is to our souls. We become more significant individuals as we serve others. We become more substantive as we serve others—indeed, it is easier to “find” ourselves because there is so much more of us to find!

The best way to resist temptation is to avoid it. Prevention is far, far better than repentance.

We do believe in setting goals. We live by goals. In athletics we always have a goal. When we go to school, we have the goal of graduation and degrees. Our total existence is goal-oriented. We must have goals to make progress, encouraged by keeping records . . . as the swimmer or the jumper or the runner does . . . Progress is easier when it is timed, checked, and measured. . . .Goals are good. Laboring with a distant aim sets the mind in a higher key and puts us at our best. Goals should always be made to a point that will make us reach and strain.

Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long-suffering and self-mastery.

Sin comes when communication lines are down - it always does, sooner or later.