Failure doesn't mean you are a failure...it just means you haven't succeeded yet.

the new humanity that is created around Jesus is not a humanity that is always going to be successful and in control of things, but a humanity that can reach out its hand from the depths of chaos, to be touched by the hand of God.

Fortvivlelsens Misforhold er ikke et simpelt Misforhold, men et Misforhold i et Forhold, der forholder sig til sig selv, og er sat af et Andet, saa Misforholdet i hiint for sig værende Forhold tillige reflekterer sig uendeligt i Forholdet til den Magt, som satte det.

It takes a talent to doubt, it requires no talent at all to despair (pp515)

Princes, kings, and other rulers of the world have used all their strength and cunning against the Church, yet it continues to endure and hold its own.

When you are going through hell, keep on going. Never never never give up.

In terrible moments, in moments of revolution, of war or repression, of illness or death, people react with incredible strength.

There is prodigious strength in sorrow and despair.

Continual failure is a road to success - if you have the strength to go on.

In order to realize the worth of the anchor we need to feel the stress of the storm.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Failure is success in progress