An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate.
All great leaders find a sense of balance through their levels of reception. For instance, those who support a leader may soften him, those who ignore him may challenge him, and those who oppose him may stroke his ego.
Simply minding one’s own business is more offensive than being intrusive. Without ever saying a word one can make a person feel less-than.
Learning isn’t acquiring knowledge so much as it is trimming information that has already been acquired.
Like crying wolf, if you keep looking for sympathy as a justification for your actions, you will someday be left standing alone when you really need help.
Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears.
The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.
Emotion is always multiplied in the art of a person who doesn’t really show much emotion. It once expanded deep within his hidden soul, and following the downplay his audience is blown away.
The pressure of adversity is the most powerful sustainer of accountability. It’s as though everything you do is multiplied by 50 in order to surpass those with a head-start. I was never capable of slacking when at the threshold of failure.
Of course, in our train of thought, we would all like to think we’re on the right track, or at least the same railroad company as the right track.
Tension, in the long run, is a more dangerous force than any feud known to man.
Christ delves far beyond the means of superficiality, not simply because of his immaculate love, but also because he considers the distinct cases of each individual rather than withholding a broadened perception by use of stereotypes.
When we find that God’s ways always coincide with our own ways, it’s time to question who we’re really worshipping, God or ourselves.
If love is blind, then maybe a blind person that loves has a greater understanding of it.
I’m often painted as the bad guy, and the artistic part of me wants to hand out the brush.
Faithfulness imparts God’s reason for all circumstances. No matter what the world says, losing is no longer an option.
I would rather a romantic relationship turn into contempt than turn into apathy. The passion in the extremities make it appear as though it once meant something. We grow from hot or cold, but lukewarm is the biggest insult.
An exceedingly confident student would in theory make a terrible student. Why would he take school seriously when he feels that he can outwit his teachers?
Humility is, in a sense, admitting how egotistical you are.
Don’t change your mind just because people are offended; change your mind if you’re wrong.