The third element of love is mudita, joy. True love always brings joy to ourselves and to the one we love. If our love does not bring joy to both of us, it is not true love.

Our lives are to be characterized by patience, for it is important in developing the mature, stable character which God wants to produce in His people.

Sudden friendship sure repentance.

Don't knock the weather nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while.

Heavenly Father offers to you the greatest gift of all—eternal life—and the opportunity and infinite blessing of your own “happily ever after.”

Beware of flattery! 'tis a flowery weed, Which oft offends the very idol-vice, Whose shrine it would perfume.

This conducting thing happened. In 1983 I was sucked into this international career, which was a very scary experience.

The grand canyon which yawns between the writer's concept of what he wants to capture in words and what comes through is a cruel abyss.

A kiss is a lovely trick to stop speech.

Let any man speak long enough, he will get believers.

Meteors are not needed less than mountains: shine, perishing republic.