Strangers are just friends waiting to happen.
Ideas are few, another might not come by soon.
American Rod McKuen (1933-2015) was a distinguished poet, songwriter, and actor. During the late 1960s, his poetry was some of the most sought after.
Good fiction creates its own reality.
You can’t edit a blank page.
Nora Roberts (born 1950) is an American author who has written well over 200 romance novels. She has also written under the pseudonyms of Jill March and Sarah Hardesty.
Troubles we bear truthfully can bring us a fresh vision of God and a new outlook on life–an outlook of peace and hope.
From Isaiah 40:28-29: “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless.”
Keep cool; anger is not an argument.
From Proverbs 22:24-25: “Make no friends with those given to anger, and do not associate with hotheads, or you may learn their ways and entangle yourself in a snare.”
Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was one of America’s greatest orators and statesmen. He served in the United States Congress for 18 years as well being Secretary of State under three different Presidents.
As long as a person keeps his faith in God and in himself, nothing can permanently defeat him.
From Proverbs 24:16: “For though they fall seven times, they will rise again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.”
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story.
No story is innocent. To tell is to put oneself in danger. To remain silent is to isolate yourself.
All the persons of faith I know are sinners, doubters, uneven performers. We are secure not because we are sure of ourselves but because we trust that God is sure of us.
From Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping-stone. Close the door on the past.
From Proverbs 13:21: “Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.”
It is easier to endure than to change. But once one has changed, what was endured is hard to recall.
One can never ask anyone to change a feeling.
Few acts have a greater impact on those who mistrust us and abuse us than our telling them we forgive them, and we are asking God to forgive them too.
From 1 Peter 4:8: “Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.”
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