Every decision you make in life has benefits and consequences. Sometimes you just have to go on faith, and even that comes at a price. It means you have to give up the idea that you're the one in charge of the universe.

Trust. It was possible to trust that which you could not predict, or plan, or control. In fact, it was essential. It was the only way to really live.

quit fighting the sails and let the wind move the boat-drift on faith for a while.

Sometimes we cannot raise our chins and see eye to eye, so we must bow our heads and have faith in one another.

Living, really living, wasn't about clinging to control but about giving it away.

The great thing about literature is that it's subjective. No two readers read the same book, because we all see the words through different eyes, filter the story through different life experiences.

If the Almighty directs our steps, we've no need to look back over our shoulders.

It is most necessary that we should have our hearts well established in the firm and unwavering belief of this truth, that whatever comes to pass, be it good or evil, we may look up to the hand and disposal of all, to God.

Guidance is first of all a relationship with the Guide.

If we are too busy, if we are carried away every day by our projects, our uncertainty, our craving, how can we have the time to stop and look deeply into the situation-our own situation, the situation of our beloved one, the situation of our family and of our community, and the situation of our nation and of the other nations?

The best bet is to bet on yourself.

When people believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.