The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad tale. You may be poor, you may have only a ramshackle house, you may have lost your job, but that song gives you hope.

When It's Darkest, Men See the Stars.

All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.

Someday, everything will make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, be strong and keep reminding your self that everything happens for a reason.

The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle or problem, you should smile and say, 'Here's my chance to grow.'

When things are difficult, smile by faith. Don't wait until you feel better.

The apprehension of this blessed truth (God's faithfulness) will check our murmurings. The Lord knows what is best for each of us, and one effect or resting on this truth will be the silencing of our petulant complainings. God is greatly honored when, under trial and chastening, we have good thoughts of Him, vindicate His wisdom and justice, and recognize His love in His very rebukes.

Creative thinking is not stimulated by vicarious issues but by personal problems.

There is a high cost of living to be paid by a Jew. He has to be exalted in order to be normal in a world that is neither propitious for nor sympathetic to his survival.

Life is hard but so very beautiful

There can be glory in failure and despair in success.

You can complain because a rose has thorns, or you can rejoice Because the thorns have a rose.