Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.
Thirteen virtues necessary for true success: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility.
Love is wise – Hatred is foolish.
The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.
There is no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every split second is claimed by God, and counterclaimed by Satan.
If a thing is free to be good it is also free to be bad. And free will is what has made evil possible. Why, then, did God give them free will? Because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.
If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be.
If Christ has died for me, I cannot trifle with the evil that killed my best Friend.
Riches and honor are what everyone desires, but if they can be gained only by doing evil, they must not be held. Don’t worry about not being in office, worry about qualifying yourself for office. Don’t worry that no one knows you, but seek to be worthy of being known.
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness .
Silence in the face of evil is evil itself.
The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible.
Our rewards in life will always be in exact proportion to the amount of consideration we show toward others.
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
In the face of suffering, one has no right to turn away, not to see.