Those who deceive others, deceive themselves, as they will find at last, to their cost.

Hope for the best, get ready for the worst, and then take what God chooses to send.

Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.

Christ's followers cannot expect better treatment in the world than their Master had.

The Bible is a letter God has sent to us; prayer is a letter we send to him.

It was the greatest honor God did to man that he made man in the image of God; but it is the greatest dishonor man has done to God that he has made God in the image of man.

The more reverence we have for the Word of God, the more joy we shall find in it.

There is a burden of care in getting riches; fear in keeping them; temptation in using them; guilt in abusing them; sorrow in losing them; and a burden of account at last to be given concerning them.

No attribute of God is more dreadful to sinners than His holiness.

After a storm comes a calm.

Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will excuse us from the other.

A person achieves enlightenment only through a purposeful engagement with life and by resolutely searching for truth and shedding artifices.

When you go through a traumatic event, there's a lot of shame that comes with that. A lot of loss of self-esteem. That can become debilitating.

Men are not influenced by things but by their thoughts about things.

Never be afraid of failure or disappointment, because those are just temporary experiences on the path to your dreams coming true

Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative.

I've always believed in God. I'm just not so sure he believes in me.

Children really brighten up a household. They never turn the lights off.

One of the most important reasons for studying history is that virtually every stupid idea that is in vogue today has been tried before and proved disastrous before, time and again.

Upon awakening, let the words Thank You flow from your lips, for this will remind you to begin your day with gratitude and compassion.

You dont need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet.