You cannot be too active as regards your own efforts; you cannot be too dependent as regards Divine grace. Do every thing as if God did nothing; depend upon God as if He did everything.

Afflictions tend to wean us from the world - and to fix our affections on things above.

A good Christian cannot be a bad husband or father and, as this is equally true in everything, he who has the most piety will shine the most in all the relationships of life.

We are not saved by nations or by churches or by families, but as individuals, through a personal interest in a personal Saviour.

Holiness is happiness; and the more you have of the former, the more you will undoubtedly enjoy of the latter.

The inquirer after holiness should associate with those whose intelligence will instruct him; whose example will guide him; whose conversation will inspire him; whose cautions will warn him.

If you want to be in business, your friends need to be in business too.

According to Ethiopian custom, parents wait to name a baby because children often die in the first weeks of life.

Children cannot bounce off the walls if we take away the walls.

Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be, become one yourself!

I probably spent more money trying to do things that I didn't need to do.

All stories should have some honesty and truth in them, otherwise you're just playing about.

As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me.

I've been enjoying 'Life on the Mississippi' by Mark Twain that I picked up at the airport randomly. It's very witty and interesting to read about his time as a steamboat pilot.

An idea can only become a reality once it is broken down into organized, actionable elements.

Money to me is not a factor in my life.