Consider that it is not failing in this or that attempt to come to Christ, but a giving-over of your endeavors, that will be your ruin.

If you do not live out your faith enthusiastically, maybe you don't have any faith.

We are not brought by faith into a realm of passivity, but rather, we are brought into the realm of diligent activity.

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

But whatever dismal appearance of things there may be in the world, we need not fear the ruin of the church by the most bloody oppositions. Former experiences will give security against future events. It is built on the rock, and those gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

It will take away a man's usefulness in his generation.

Talent will get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Sposobnost može da te dovede na vrh al da bi opstao na vrhu, potreban ti je karakter.

when coaches or parents make consistency their foundation, everyone around them becomes more comfortable and everyone around them has a greater opportunity to grow.

SEEK THOSE WITH A FIRE-IN-THE-BELLY ENTHUSIASM FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION

DON'T MISTAKE ACTIVITY FOR ACHIEVEMENT

Personal greatness is not determined by the size of the job, but by the size of the effort one puts into the job. This applies to everyone on the team.