Fortune is the prize to be worn. Adventure is the road to it. Chance is what may lurk in the shadows of the roadside.
Most wonderful of all are words, and how they make friends one with another.
O. Henry, the pen name of William Henry Porter (1862-1910), was an American writer who mastered the art of crafting short stories.
The night is long, and dark, and strong, but the morning must come; and how what a sunrise will it be.
From Psalm 30:4-5: “Sing praises to the Lord, O you His faithful ones, and give thanks to His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.”
John Angell James (1785-1859) was an English pastor and Christian writer.
If you’re passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.
Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.
Bette Midler (born 1945) is an American actress, singer, comedian, and author.
With God’s help, we can cultivate our thoughts, pulling up weeds and planting the fertile soil of His Word.
From Colossians 2:6-7: “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.”
David Jeremiah (born 1941) is an American pastor and Christian author.
Hardship forces us to grab hands with one another and pull up closer together.
From Philippians 2:17-18: “But even if I am being poured out as a libation over the sacrifice and the service of your faith, I rejoice, and I rejoice together with all of you; in the same way also you should rejoice and rejoice together with me.”
Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.
There are always a lot of people so afraid of rocking the boat that they stop rowing. We can never get ahead that way.
There is some risk involved in action, there always is. But there is more risk in failure to act.
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) was the 33rd President of the United States.
I love the challenge. It’s one of the greatest joys of my life, but does it fill the deepest wants and desires of my heart? Absolutely not.
From Ecclesiastes 2:11: “Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had spent in doing it, and again, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.”
Scottie Scheffler (born 1996) is an American professional golfer. He has often given testaments that his Christian faith is more important than his golf career. This quote came from an interview with Scheffler.
Stay busy, Be useful.
Strength does not come with winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) is an Austrian-born bodybuilder who has lived the American dream as an actor and California governor.
Take care of your garden and keep out the weeds; fill it up with sunshine, kind words, and kind deeds.
From 1 Thessalonians 5:20-22: “Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; abstain from every form of evil.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was an American poet and educator. Born in Portland, Maine, he has long been remembered for being one of New England’s fireside poets.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
Be of good cheer. Do not think of today’s failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.
Helen Keller (1880-1968) was an American author and lecturer. Her own journey through blindness and deafness encouraged her to advocate for the rights of others who live with disabilities.
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