Seeing Life Whole
The knowledge of God without that of our misery produces pride. The knowledge of our misery without that of God gives despair. The knowledge of Jesus Christ is intermediate, because therein we find God and our misery.
—Blaise Pascal.
Trust In Yourself
Trust in thine own untried capacity
As thou wouldst trust in God Himself.
Thy soul Is but an emanation from the whole.
Thou dost not dream what forces lie in thee,
Vast and unfathomed as the grandest sea.
Thy silent mind o’er diamond caves may roll;
Go seek them, but let Pilot Will control
Those passions Which thy favoring winds can be.
No man shall place a limit to thy strength;
Such triumphs as no mortal ever gained
May yet be thine if thou wilt but believe
In thy Creator and in thyself. At length
Some feet will tread all heights now unattained—
Why not thine own? Press on! Achieve! Achieve!
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
A Beaten Path To The Door Of Genius
If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Alternate Reading: Romans 5:1-11.